Category Archives: antique black dolls

Early 1900s Composition Mama Doll

An early 1900s composition Mama doll by Horsman is featured along with its rich provenance and a photo of the a young girl who owned it previously. #antiquedoll #Horsmandoll #compositiondoll #mamadoll #compositionmamadoll #dollprovenance

Stockinette Bottle Doll

A circa 1930s to 1940s handmade bottle doll representing a mammy “lived” with and traveled from state-to-state with the same family for over 80 years. #bottledoll #blackbottledoll #antiquebottledoll #bottledollmammy #handmaddoll #folkartdoll #mammy

1920s Painted-Face Black Cloth Doll in a Calico Dress

A 1920s painted-face black doll in calico dress from the Pat Hatch doll auction is featured. #antiqueblackdoll #clothdoll #handmadeclothdoll #folkartdoll #antiquemammydoll #folkartblackdoll

Early 1900s Cloth Doll in Bandana Clothing

An early 1900s black cloth doll wearing a bandana dress from the Pat Hatch doll auction is featured. #Pathatch #antiqueblackdoll #blackfolkdoll #ooakblackclothdoll #handmadeblackdoll #folkartdoll #folkartblackdoll

Puggy a Petite Doll

Part of the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site’s Museum Collection, Puggy is a very rarely seen or known about composition doll by American Character. #Petitepuggy #Americancharacterpuggy #blackpuggy #blackcompositiondoll #1920sblackcompositiondoll #1928compositiondoll #rareblackdoll #maggielwalkernationalhistoricsite

1920s Berry & Ross Girl

Part of the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site’s Museum Collection, a very rarely seen circa 1920s Berry & Ross doll manufactured by a Black-owned doll company founded in Harlem, NY by Evelyn Berry & Victoria Ross in 1918 is the featured doll. #Berryandross #Berry&Ross #antiqueblackdoll #compositiondoll #MarcusGarvey #Maggylwalkernationalhistoricsite