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Bisque Doll - Koppelsdorf

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Koppelsdorf A M

c. 1915

Subcollections

Children's Toys

Historical information

Koppelsdorf A.M 1330 Bisque Doll. Designed by Armand Marseille

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2021.200

Item type

Objects

Toys

Themes

Leisure

Leisure > Toys

Social History

Width

200 mm

Height or length

460 mm

Depth

100 mm

Contextual information

A bisque doll or porcelain doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of bisque or biscuit porcelain. Bisque dolls are characterized by their realistic, skin-like matte finish. They had their peak of popularity between 1860 and 1900 with French and German dolls.

Colloquially, the terms porcelain doll, bisque doll and china doll are sometimes used interchangeably. But collectors, when referring to antique dolls, make a distinction between china dolls, made of glazed porcelain, and bisque dolls, made of unglazed porcelain. When referring to contemporary dolls, the terms porcelain and bisque are sometimes used interchangeably.

Keywords

Doll

Toy

Place made

Germany

Year

c. 1915

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Thursday, 17 April, 2025