This early 20th-century composition baby doll features painted blue eyes, molded blonde hair, and subtle facial detailing. The doll is appropriately outfitted in a cream-colored check dress with pink ribbon accents and lace trim, original to its period style, along with matching white undergarments.
Notably, the doll’s legs are detached but included, with the original joint sockets intact. The hands and fingers retain their molded detail even with apparent age-related wear. The doll measures approximately 15 inches in length, as shown alongside a measuring tape for reference.
The structure and painted features are indicative of composition construction, popular before the advent of hard plastic dolls post-World War II.
This piece, while showing signs of play and age such as paint and finish loss and limb separation, remains a collectible representation of dollmaking from its era.