Name: Welcome to the World African American Baby Boy
Made by and When: Philip Heath, 2001
Material: Porcelain
Marks: Unmarked
Height: 4 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: No hair, closed eyes, closed mouth
Clothes: Nude, anatomically correct
Other: Anatomically correct porcelain baby rests inside a blue gift box on top of a white faux fur lining. It is attached to the lining with a gold-tone metal waistband. The hangtag is attached to an ivory organza bow that adorns the gift box. Inside the hangtag in German:
Fur _____, dem süßesten Baby der Welt. Wir haben uns schon so lange auf Dich gefreut. Seit _____ bist Du nun endlich bei uns.
Zur Erinnenerung an
English Translation:
For _____, the sweetest baby in the world. We have been looking forward to you for so long. Since _____ you are finally here with us.
To the remembrance (or in remembrance)
Heath made a series of male and female Welcome to the World babies with white, tan, and brown complexions. See the Gotz Wiki here.
Gallery
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