Name: 1940s-1950s Hard Plastic Flirty-Eyed Boy
Made by and When: Unknown, circa 1940s-1950s
Material: Hard plastic
Marks: None
Height: 17 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black wig; dark brown, formerly flirty eyes with thin bristle upper eyelashes, closed mouth with painted red full lips; a red dot of paint accents the inner corners of the eyes and nostrils. The nose is broad.
Clothes: Redressed as illustrated in a white T-shirt, red suspender pants, a red cap, white socks, and navy-blue lace-up shoes. The original clothing is unknown. See a girl doll that uses the same sculpt in another installation here.
Other: With an undetermined European origin, this circa 1940s to 1950s redressed doll uses a rare, ebony-complexioned head sculpt with facial features dedicated to dolls of African descent. (A 14-inch girl version of this doll with a wrist tag that reads, “Milano Levia Made in Italy” exists, making the possible origin Italy.)
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