Description
Charming antique 14-inch blonde china head doll dating to the 1860s. The doll features a glazed porcelain head and limbs with molded blonde hair, painted blue eyes, and black heeled boots. She’s mounted on a clean replaced cloth body and dressed in a later blue floral cotton dress with lace and ribbon trim, matching bonnet, and undergarments.
Condition is very good for age — light toning to lace and minor wear consistent with age. Limbs and head are intact, with no visible cracks or repairs. The body is a later replacement but firm and well-sewn.
Details:
Height: approx. 14 inches
Head: glazed porcelain, molded blonde hair, painted features
Body: replaced cloth, clean and firm
Arms/Legs: china, intact, painted black boots with gold trim
Era: c. 1860s
Origin: Germany
Provenance:
From a long-standing private collection with original handwritten tags and inventory sheet describing her 1860s origin and later replacement body:
“China Head 1860s — new body arms legs”
“Bought head at auction $6 — 1978”
“Blonde China Head — 12½" / new body replacement arms & legs / Bought head at auction 1978 $6”
Inventory sheet: “Hairstyle China Doll 14" Cloth Body 1860s New Body Purchased 1978 Mary Wagoner $300.00”
Condition is very good for age — light toning to lace and minor wear consistent with age. Limbs and head are intact, with no visible cracks or repairs. The body is a later replacement but firm and well-sewn.
Details:
Height: approx. 14 inches
Head: glazed porcelain, molded blonde hair, painted features
Body: replaced cloth, clean and firm
Arms/Legs: china, intact, painted black boots with gold trim
Era: c. 1860s
Origin: Germany
Provenance:
From a long-standing private collection with original handwritten tags and inventory sheet describing her 1860s origin and later replacement body:
“China Head 1860s — new body arms legs”
“Bought head at auction $6 — 1978”
“Blonde China Head — 12½" / new body replacement arms & legs / Bought head at auction 1978 $6”
Inventory sheet: “Hairstyle China Doll 14" Cloth Body 1860s New Body Purchased 1978 Mary Wagoner $300.00”