Name: Reproduction Armand Marseille 351/3K
Made by and When: Evelyn Meyer, 2010
Material: Porcelain head, five-piece composition baby body
Marks: (Head) AM / Germany / 351/3K; (upper back) ©™ / SAM MOLDS
Height: 9 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Painted black hair, brown inset glass eyes with painted upper and lower eyelashes, open mouth with two lower teeth and red lip color
Clothes: Wears a knee-length yellow floral dress, white panties, white socks, tan Mary Jane leather shoes, all made by the artist.
Other: The Armand Marseille 351/3k doll, commonly known as “My Dream Baby,” was primarily produced in Germany during the mid-1920s, with many models dating specifically to 1924–1926. These bisque-headed baby dolls were manufactured in Sonneberg, Germany, by the Armand Marseille factory, with the 351 mold being popular throughout the 1920s. In 2009, the curator commissioned Evelyn Meyer to make this reproduction of Armand Marseille 351/3K. It arrived in February 2010.
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