Composition Dolls - "Beth"

beth Beth is a composition baby doll with bent limbs. She is 15" tall, and is initialled HW on the back of her neck, which probably stands for the German manufacturers Heinrich Handwerck, from Waltershausen, who made similar dolls in the 1930s and 40s. Her long white cotton babygown, vest and bonnet were no doubt given to her by her original young owner.

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