Armand Marseille doll

Manufactured Doll

Berkeley County Museum

The image shows a vintage doll lying on a green background with a measuring ruler placed below it for scale. The doll has long brunette hair, closed eyes, and is dressed in an off-white, antique ruffled dress with black shoes that have black ribbons as ties.

Name/Title

Armand Marseille doll

Entry/Object ID

98.22.1

Description

First a childhood possession of Mamie Keys Norris Burts (1883-1974) of Anderson and Rock Hill.

Acquisition

Accession

1998.22

Source or Donor

Randolph Norris

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1890

Place

* Untyped Place

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Markings: Germany, 370, А 9/0 м.

Hair

Color

Brown

Type

Mohair

Materials

Material

Leather, Porcelain

Material Notes

kid leather body, porcelain torso

Provenance

Provenance Detail

First ownership

Owner/Agent

Mamie Keys Norris Burts

Place

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America