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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LovesVintage, post: 2812612, member: 16345&quot;]Hey antiquers, I have inherited a wonderful heirloom: a doll that belonged to my great aunt, who was born in 1900. I&#039;ve included a photo of her with the doll below, circa 1903 or &#039;04. Unfortunately, I can find no information about the mark that&#039;s on the back of the doll&#039;s shoulder plate. She is on her way back to me after being repaired, and the woman I dealt with was also not very forthcoming with info at all, other than the fact that it&#039;s a very nice doll, the head originally went with a taller body, and someone repaired the eyes at some point by fixing them onto some mechanism to open &amp; close (when perhaps they did not do that originally.) Also, her head is porcelain (bisque, I assume.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve checked online for the mark, most recently at Doll Reference dot com, with no luck. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can find out where, when, and by whom this doll was made? Also, I&#039;m interested in what you can tell me by looking at her. Is the body leather? It doesn&#039;t look like she had molded hair, right? Do you agree that the head and body weren&#039;t made for each other? Etc. etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will NEVER sell her, I&#039;m simply curious. She is part of the family lore and is a treasured heirloom. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am also interested in finding somebody to make her something to wear! Hoping to locate a doll seamstress close to me. I&#039;d actually like a period boy&#039;s outfit but I don&#039;t know if I can get shoes on her. What do you think? Maybe I should just get a long dress.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you in advance for any thoughts you care to share!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]281643[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]281644[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]281645[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]281646[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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