Tag Archives: composition doll

Snow White

Name: Snow White Made by and When: Ideal Toy Corporation, 1938 Material: Composition with jointed neck, upper arms at shoulder socket, and upper legs at the hip socket; the legs are straight. Marks: Unmarked Height: 16-1/2 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Ear-length sculpted black hair with front center part and a sculpted red bow in theContinue reading “Snow White”

Olympia

Name: Olympia Made by and When: Leasa “Tutu” Souza, 2021 Material: Papier-mâché head with painted composition arms and legs, and a cloth body Marks: Tutu (on the back) Height: 21 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Texturized papier-mâché black hair with curls in the front, brown glass eyes from Germany, pouty down-turned mouth with three tears streamingContinue reading “Olympia”

Pansy by Leo Moss

Name: Pansy Made by and When: Leo Moss, 1888 Material: Papier-mâché shoulder head with painted composition arms and legs, and a brown cloth rag-stuffed body Marks: 1888 (incised in the back of the head) Height: 23 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Textured black hair with molded pigtails to accommodate ribbons, inset brown glass eyes, smiling mouthContinue reading “Pansy by Leo Moss”