Name: Keshia
Made by and When: Judith Turner, 1989
Material: Porcelain head and hands; soft-sculptured, bean-weighted body
Marks: A printed label inside the dress hem reads “Turner Dolls.”
Height: 18 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Short black curly wig, crying facial expression with closed eyes, applied upper eyelashes, tear-stained cheeks, an open mouth with a sculpted tongue, and two lower teeth
Clothes: Wears a white dress with red accents, white tights over a disposable diaper, and white cloth baby shoes.
Other: Made in a limited edition of 350, Keshia is #254. An example of limited-edition artist dolls made during the 1980s, this doll is unhappy! Keshia was purchased from Childhood Treasures, a doll shop in Royal Oak, Michigan from Barb Coker, “The Doll Lady,” who viewed the doll’s complexion as biracial.
Gallery (Photographs courtesy of Mildred Wilson)
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