"Long-Face" Bébé (so-called Triste)
Manufacturer
Jumeau, Émile-Louis
(French, 1843 - 1910)
Artist
Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse
(French, 1848 - 1913)
Date1878
OriginFrance
Dimensions24 in. (61 cm)
ClassificationsDoll
Credit LineGift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
Object number2017.160
Label TextÉmile-Louis Jumeau, (French, 1843 -1910), maker
Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse, (French, 1848-1913), sculptor of head
“Long-Face” Bébé (so-called Triste)
Marked: “11” on back of head, blue stamp on body, about 1879
Gift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
In the 1870s, Jumeau & Cie. began to produce dolls with porcelain heads made in house rather than bought from a supplier. This model is considered one of the most beautiful Bébé dolls of its time. She was first introduced by Emilie-Louis Jumeau in December, 1879. It was the first doll modeled by a renowned sculptor, Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse. He reportedly used a painting of the 4-year-old Prince Henri de Navarre (1553-1610), later King Henry IV of France, as inspiration. This doll was the first to have complex glass paperweight eyes the “new” human eyes, giving it a more lifelike appearance. The ears were also modeled separately, then applied to the bisque head before firing.
Status
On view
