Name: German Brown-Bisque Child
Made by and When: Armand Marseille, early 1900s
Material: Brown bisque socket head, brown composition and wooden stick-leg-type jointed body
Marks: A 390 M
Height: 18 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black shoulder-length wig with bangs and up-flipped ends, brown sleep eyes, painted lashes, feathered black brows, open mouth with upper teeth, and dimpled chin
Clothes: Period-appropriate antique rose silk dress, new brown leather shoes
Other: This #390 mold by Armand Marseille is often referred to as Florodora with the alternate spelling of Floradora. This example won two First Place blue ribbons in a United Federation of Doll Clubs competition. See a smaller black-complexioned Florodora-marked doll here.
Gallery (Images and description courtesy of liveauctioneers.com and Frasher’s Doll Auction.)
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