Name: SFBJ Unis France Doll
Made by and When: Societe Francaise de Fabrication de Bebes et Jouets (SFBJ) of Unis France, circa 1910
Material: Bisque and composition
Marks: (On the head) Unis France 60
Height: 8-1/2 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black mohair wig, black glass stationary eyes, an open mouth with four teeth and red lip color
Clothes: Multicolored, sewn-on island-style taffeta dress, bead-embellished madras tignon (headwrap), and a string-beaded necklace
Other: This cabinet-size doll has a bisque socket head and a composition body, arms, and legs. In 1899 French doll makers formed or joined an alliance named SFBJ, which stands for Société Française de Fabrication de Bébé & Jouet. “Early members included Adolphe Bouchet, Bru Jne et Cie, Falck-Roussel No. 31, Fleischmann & Bloedel (or Blödel), François Gaultier, A. Benoit Gobert, Jumeau, May Fréres No.15, Pintel & Godchaux, Rabery & Delphieu (Genty), Frédéric Remignard, Arthur Wertheimer and probably Henry Ulhenhuth & Cie” (SFBJ Bebe and UNIS French Dolls).
Brown SFBJ dolls like this Unis France doll were made in different sizes and usually dressed in islander attire. This doll represents a French West Indies Creole woman.
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