Identifying a Porcelain Doll?

Judy
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June 17, 20180 found this helpful

You will have to undress the doll to look for markings. Look on the back of the neck, back, and bottoms of feet.

Pghgirl40
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June 17, 20180 found this helpful

She resembles dolls from an Ellis Island series of dolls sold on QVC or one of those home shopping network shows. I am trying to find a link to the series to find an exact match or what markings they use, but must not be doing something right, as I can't find it.

Jodi Murray H.

June 18, 20180 found this helpful

My mother-in-law took classes in doll-making and this one looks like some of the dolls she made. It might be a home-made doll.

cybergrannie
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June 18, 20180 found this helpful

There are so many similar dolls that it will probably take a doll collector/expert to provide any information on a doll with no markings but sometimes we get lucky and remember seeing something that might relate to your doll. She is dressed in an unusual outfit but I hope you can find some markings on her neck/head or back that will help everyone with their research.

• Sometimes we can find a similar doll that will help identify a company by looking at the dolls mouth/eyes and hands.
• This doll has full hands (not a "clumped" hand) so that indicates a little more expensive doll but it does not look like she has "real" eyelashes (painted on?) but all features are difficult to see in one picture.
• How tall is she? Is she jointed (arms and legs move in sockets), eyes open and close?
• Just questions to think about with dolls but most of these dolls (especially with no markings) run very low in value and can be purchased for $3-$20 on eBay or Etsy (the largest doll auction sites).
• There are several Internet sites that have member assisted boards that will offer free information on dolls so you might post her picture there to see if anyone recognizes her.
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