"Long-Face" Bébé (so-called Triste)
Manufacturer
Jumeau, Émile-Louis
(French, 1843 - 1910)
Artist
Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse
(French, 1848 - 1913)
Dateca. 1879
OriginFrance
Dimensions24 in. (61 cm)
ClassificationsDoll
Credit LineGift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
Object number2017.162
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; paper label on body for the Paris retailer Maison BAIL Jouets et Cotillon, about 1879
Gift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
The famous French doll company, Jumeau & Cie, began manufacturing bisque dolls in the 1840s, first in Paris and then in Montreuil-sous-Bois just outside Paris, but reached the height of their popularity around the 1880s. Their dolls represent some of the finest bisque dolls of the 19th century, due to their high level of craftsmanship and the attention of detail given to their beautiful clothing and accessories. From 1877, the company added to their line of adult fashion dolls the hugely popular Jumeau Bébés, modeled after children aged 1-4. These dolls also had fashionable costumes and accessories.
Status
On view
