Parian doll
"Parian" is a term misapplied to a type of bisque shoulder head dolls manufactured primarily in Germany in the last quarter of the 19th century, from around 1860 to 1880. The origin of the term "parian" comes from the white marble from the island of Paros. The proper descriptive term for these dolls is "bisque". These shoulder head dolls have a body made from
Bisque dolls usually have molded blond hair. Brown and black haired versions are less common. These dolls are often elaborately decorated with colored
Companies manufacturing these untinted bisque dolls include Alt Beck & Gottschalck, C.F.Kling, and Simon & Halbig, among others.[4] Other manufacturers include Conta & Boehme, Dornheim Koch & Fischer, Kister, Hertel Schwab & Co., C. F. Kling & Co., Simon & Halbig, Bahr & Proschild, and Hertwig among many others.[5]
References
- ^ Photo credit: from the collection of Kathy Turner
- ^ Krombholz,Mary Groham, German Parian Dolls, 2006, Reverie Publishing, pg. 7
- ^ Antiques Digest
- ^ Coleman, The Collector's Encyclopedia of Dolls Vol. 2, Crown Publishers, 1986, pgs. 20-31
- ^ Richter, Lydia, China, Parian & Bisque German Dolls, Hobby House Press, 1993