antique black doll – DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum™

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

Leo Moss Baby Boy

A fine example of an early 1900s one-of-a-kind, hand-sculpted baby boy doll by Leo Moss is curated and featured in this installation. #leomoss #papiermachedoll #blackpapiermache #antiqueblackdoll #leomossdoll #antiqueboydoll #ooakantiqueblackdoll

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

Simon & Halbig 1358

A 17-inch, early 1900s Simon & Halbig 1358 deep complexioned bisque and composition character doll was a 1st place winner in a UFDC 46th Annual Convention Antique Competitive Event in 1995. #simon&halbig #s&hdoll #antiqueblackdoll #bisqueandcompositiondoll #blueribbondoll

Simon & Halbig 1078

Made in Germany by Simon & Halbig, c. 1900, a brown bisque and composition doll uses S&H mold 1078, rarely seen as a black doll. #S&H #Simon&Halbig #antiqueblackdoll #brownbisquecompositiondoll #S&H1078 #Simon&Halbig1078

Alabama Indestructible Baby Doll

The Alabama Indestructible Baby Doll by Ella Gantt Smith was made in Roanoke, Alabama during the first quarter of the 20th century. #antiqueblackdoll #EllaSmithdoll #Alabamababydoll #EllaGanttSmith #plasterandclothdoll #paintedclothdoll

AM German Brown-Bisque Child

An 18-inch example of an early 1900s Armand Marseille #390 “Florodora” mold. #antiqueblackdoll #dollmadeingermany #bisqueandcompositiondoll #florodoradoll #floradoradoll

Petite Brown-Complexioned Kestner Model 143

A circa 1910 brown-bisque Kestner 143 doll is a rare find. #Kestnerdoll #dollmadeingermany, #brownbisquedoll, #antiqueblackdoll

Miniature Brown-Complexioned Gebruder Kuhlenz with Wardrobe

Made in Germany during the late 1800s is a 9-inch Gebruder Kuhlenz doll with wardrobe and miniature doll. #antiqueblackdoll #GebruderKuhlenzdoll, #antiquedollwithwardrobe, #compositionandbisqueblackdoll