Jenny Lind doll on eBay

[Ms. Jean]

http://cgi.ebay.com/24-JENNY-LIND-China-cloth-body-original-costume-Ca1850_W0QQitemZ290018687496QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4624QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

I do not know anything about the sellers, but that doll is beautiful!

(And, I must add, I've driven cars that cost less then that doll....)

Ms. Jean
Rolla, Missouri

[Anna G.]

Oh, wow! That dress is gorgeous! Thanks for posting this!

-Anna

[Stormi Souter]

Ohh, very pretty!

   Is anyone else noticing a "dot" on her nose? Is this a flaw or did they put a beauty mark or something on her??

[Elizabeth]

Lovely! 

I'd say the dark dot on her nose is a slight age flaw; I've not yet seen this style of doll with any sort of beauty mark, and putting one on the tip on the nose seems counterintuitive.

[Chessa_Swing]

Are we thinking the dress is made from silk? Or wool?

VERY pretty!

[Stormi Souter]

I'd say lightweight to sheer wool. Note the moth holes ;-)

[Chessa_Swing]

I didn't even think to look for that.   I was thinking more along the lines of wool, but I wasn't sure.... 

[Stormi Souter]

I didn't even think to look for that.   I was thinking more along the lines of wool, but I wasn't sure.... 

Haha. I was on the fence about it until I saw the moth holes, it has a nice sheen for wool.

Stormi's ultimate test of fabric content: check for moth holes. :-D

[Anna G.]

The Buy it Now Price is only $1, 395 if anyone wants to examine the dress up close. 

I feel the snood hitting my face . ..

-Anna

[Stormi Souter]

Lol. I'll split it with you. I'll pay the 5 dollars and you pay the 1,390. :-P
Boy, that doll is being sold for more than I payed for my first three cars.

[Anna G.]

Lol. I'll split it with you. I'll pay the 5 dollars and you pay the 1,390. :-P

What about the $20 shipping? I'm assuming you want me to pay that, as well?   

-Anna

[Stormi Souter]

I suppose I'll pay the shipping too. :-P As long as you are covering the rest.

I'm rather fond of this dollies petticoat...http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/87E-32-PINK-TINT-GERMAN-CHINA-HEAD-DOLL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ28233QQihZ008QQitemZ180151839177QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

and this ones dress http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/150E-23-GERMAN-FLAT-TOP-CHINA-HEAD-DOLL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ28233QQihZ008QQitemZ180151839197QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

though they are both a bit later, I think.

[Elizabeth]

Both of those are our period--it's the "low brow" dolls, who have very little space between brows and hairline, that show up frequently (and cheaply, originally) later on.  Lovely examples!

[lindym]

Hummmm I wonder if DH would mind if I added doll collecting (I only have 2, that's not a collection  ) to my sewing machine collecting . My Victoria (Civility's cousin) needs a wardrobe yet, as does her older sister who also needs a body along with her clothes.

Linda, who seems to be a negligent mother 

[sljusak]

Sorry to break the thread a bit, but as for the mark on Jenny's nose......  Porcelain is a clay and there are bits of "grit' in it that sometimes comes to the surface.  There is one on one of the low brows also, although that one looks like it may have been an air pocket.  I do love their dresses!
Sandy

[Stormi Souter]

Both of those are our period--it's the "low brow" dolls, who have very little space between brows and hairline, that show up frequently (and cheaply, originally) later on.  Lovely examples!

  Thanks Elizabeth! I could never figure out if those style dolls were our period or slightly after. Their dresses usually look 60s but they have oddish hair-styles to me (like the first one with the row of curls on the back). When did they start to be made, do you know?

[Stormi Souter]

Another pretty.... I wish I had this dolls dress in my size!!
http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/275E-15-1-2-A-W-FR-KISTER-FLAT-TOP-CHINA_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ28233QQihZ008QQitemZ180151839708QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[Chessa_Swing]

Sorry to break the thread a bit, but as for the mark on Jenny's nose......  Porcelain is a clay and there are bits of "grit' in it that sometimes comes to the surface.  There is one on one of the low brows also, although that one looks like it may have been an air pocket.  I do love their dresses!
Sandy

I also heard somewhere that it had something to do with lead in the glaze? 

[sljusak]

Usually the spots show up after the "bisque" firing, before the glaze is put on. That is the hottest and longest firing and gives the porcelain the translucence you look for in fine china.  Me, I trash the heads that end up with the spots or air bubbles on the face.  If it isn't seen, then I keep it, unless it is an air bubble.  It doesn't interfer with the integrity of the doll.  It is just that porcelain is a natural clay and does have impurities in it.  I will check my records and find out about when the doll with the curls was first designed.

How's that for a lesson

Sandy