As announced previously on our blog, this year our doll show will feature a special display of dolls entitled, "Doll Bodies, From Bisque to BJD," demonstrating the history of doll bodies over the past two centuries, from early bisque to modern resin ball jointed dolls. This elegant Edwardian lady will be part of the exhibit, demurely demonstrating her ball-jointed lady body with its curvaceous hourglass shape. Her fine cotton combination undergarment, stockings, and shoes are original and some talented seamstress created her silk corset. The doll is "La Patricienne" by the French firm of Edmund Daspres and dates from 1905. Unlike other French companies who tried to disguise the fact they were buying German heads for their French dolls, the La Patricienne heads carry the Simon and Halbig "S&H" mark. This lovely lady is a petite 15 inches tall. Her sleeping blue eyes have the remains of mohair eyelashes and her human hair wig is on a French cork pate.
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