Name/Title
14" Kling Doll with Cream DressEntry/Object ID
2023.Y.FIC.33Description
14" Kling doll with cream dress. Blonde hair that is sewn in rows, short cut and tousled. Head and breast plate is bisque with blue inset glass eyes, prominent black eyebrows,very rosy checks covering most of her face and dark pink lips. Arms and legs are also bisque. Hands facing up a bit, seam on the sides. They are lighter in color than the head. Body is fabric with sawdust stuffing. There is a cord wrapped around her waist from the breast plate holding the top on. No shoes or socks.
All layers seem to be original clothing. Barb Comienski
B. Dress: HAND SEWN Gathered neckline with 1/2" crocheted scalloped lace with additional matching lace at the bottom of the gathered sleeve. The sleeve has a narrow ribbon to tie. Bodice is gathered with a fuller gathered skirt. Lace trim at the bottom edge of 1".
C. Capelet: Circular pattern with polished cotton design with a sunburst style floral print. 1.25" wide cream ribbon. Tie is 1/8" twill tape.
D. Half Slip: Fine cotton with one seam in the back with encased seam. Fold over top with a narrow 3/8" twill tape to tie at the waist. 2" hem with a 1/2" ribbon at the top on the outside.
E. Undergarment: Cream colored cotton cut back and front. Short sleeves with cotton lace that matches that on the scoop neckline.
F. Wool slip: Light gabardine wool apron style slip. Bottom hem has a feather stitch in pink. Top band is pleated on the sides and encased in a cotton binding. There are ties at both ends and a button hole on the left side to put the narrow twill ribbon through.
G. Wool knit top: Light gold color ribbed knit top that has shoulder bands, square neckline and knit stitches at the top. E.M. toward the bottom in red.
H. Wool knit pantaloons: Light gold color with scallop bottom edge with an area to insert a ribbon. No ribbon. Top has a knit string going through to tighten at the waist.
CF Kling Dolls 1834-1941 German
Founded by Christian Friedrich Kling in Ohrdruf, Thüringia, Germany as a porcelain factory, C. F. Kling & Company did not begin making dolls until around 1870.
Early Kling dolls are only marked with a mold number, after 1880 a bell symbol was added, some with the K for Kling inside the symbol.
Some of the doll sculptors that worked for Kling were; Horn, Kienlenz, Hugo Lieberman, Herman Schmidt and Paul Walter – who created the delightful and intricate hair ornamentations, jewelry, lace etc, seen on China and Parian doll heads.
It is believed that George Borgfeldt might have been a silent partner with Kling, as Kling bisque head Bye-Lo’s dolls were distributed by Borgfeldt in the USA.Dimensions
Height
13-1/2 inWidth
4-1/2 inDepth
3-1/2 inDimension Notes
B. Dress H 13.5" x W 4.5" shoulder to shoulder
C. Cape H 3" x W 6.25
D. Half slip H 10.5" x W 10.75"
E. Undergarment H 7.325" x W 6.5"
F. Wool slip H 9" x W 8.25"
G. Wool knit top: H 6.25" x W 4"
H. Wool knit pantaloons H 5.5" x 4"
