Alt, Beck & Gottschalck (ABG) Doll

Manufactured Doll

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Shaanti International Museum of Costumes and Dolls

Name/Title

Alt, Beck & Gottschalck (ABG) Doll

Entry/Object ID

2026.440.01

Tags

Alt, Beck, and Gottschalck Dolls, Doll, European, German

Description

ABG doll. The doll is dressed in a peach dress, the dress has a white lace trim on the skirt, the cuffs, and the collar. The collars and the shoulder also each have light blue ribbons. Under, she wears white bloomers, white stockings, and beige and white shoes. The doll has blonde hair and blue eyes, she has a China head and arms and a fabric body.

Use

Collectable item.

Context

Alt, Beck & Gottschalck (ABG) was a prominent German manufacturer based in Nauendorf, Germany, founded in 1854 by Gottlieb Beck and Theodor Gottschalck. Known for high-quality china and Parian (white unglazed bisque) dolls, they specialized in detailed, fancy-haired, and child-styled heads (kinderkopfs) from the 1870s until the early 20th century. They produced porcelain and bisque doll heads from roughly 1864 until selling the factory in 1910 to Hertel, Schwab & Co.

Collection

Alt, Beck, and Gottschalck

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Doll

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Doll Name

ABG Doll

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Alt, Beck, and Gottschalck

Date made

circa 1860 - circa 1890

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is dressed in a peach dress, the dress has a white lace trim on the skirt, the cuffs, and the collar. The collars and the shoulder also each have light blue ribbons. Under, she wears white bloomers, white stockings, and beige and white shoes.

Hair

Color

Blonde

Type

Molded

Doll Features

Feature

Stationary Eyes

Condition

Scale

C-9: Mint. No original packaging

Accessories

Accessory

Stand

Material

Fabric, China, Paint

Color

Peach, White, Blue, Beige

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

May 18, 2026

Notes

Bisque and China Head Dolls Box 1

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 18, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 18, 2026