Name: Antonia
Made by and When: Heidi Plusczok, 2005
Material: Vinyl head, breastplate, lower arms and lower legs; white cloth lower body, upper arms, and upper legs; glass eyes
Marks: (Incised in the head) Heidi Plusczok, (handwritten to the left of the artist’s name in indelible ink) 101-21
Height: 25 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Light-brown long wavy hair has bangs, two upper side braids that connect with a sheer ribbon in the back over the rest that hangs loose; dark-brown inset glass eyes that glance slightly to the doll’s left, applied upper eyelashes, painted lower eyelashes, closed mouth with pale rose lip color
Clothes: Wears a pastel pink short-sleeved crop top with a large butterfly embroidered on the front and two fabric ties along each sleeve; light green cargo-style pants with cloth ties that accent the side pockets, and tan leather sandals
Other: Antonia by Heidi Plusczok is a 25-inch high-end artist’s doll. Made in a limited edition of 101 dolls by German doll artist Heidi Plusczok, the doll in this installation is number 21. The doll’s name and edition number are handwritten on the hangtag/certificate.
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