Poupée with Extensive Trousseau
Manufacturer
Huret, Adélaïde
(French)
Manufacturer
Maison Huret
(French)
Dateca. 1867
OriginFrance
MediumPainted bisque head, painted eyes, mohair wig, leather body with wood joints
Dimensions16 in. (40.6 cm)
ClassificationsDoll
Credit LineGift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
Object number2017.217
Label TextMaison Huret, (French, about 1810-1920)
Adélaïde Aimée Calixte Huret, (French, active about 1850-1867, designer)
Poupée with Extensive Trousseau
Painted bisque head, painted eyes, mohair wig, leather body with wood joints. Marked: “Poupée Brèveté S.G.D.G.” on torso, about 1867
Gift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
Léopold Huret, a furniture manufacturer, became a maker of dolls and iron cradles in the early 1800s. His daughter, Calixte, had made salesmen’s samples of her father’s furniture, scaled to doll size. Beginning in 1850, she formed a partnership with her sister, Léopoldine, and began making high quality molded dolls with articulated bodies. The sisters’ artistry and attention to detail helped generate a demand for doll clothing, and the company contracted dressmakers to supply it.
The Maison Huret initially created fashionably dressed dolls representing a child, and the
costumes of early Hurets were usually child-like. However, the same doll would often be dressed and played with as a baby, child or lady. Young girls were encouraged to care for and sew for their dolls to learn the skills they would need as women and mothers.
This doll, representing a teenager, has an extensive trousseau of summer clothing designed by Calixte Huret. Her skirt length, above the ankle, indicates that she represents a 14-year-old girl. Her gowns by Huret are made of silk and cotton à la mode enfantine (in a child’s fashion), ranging from simple day dresses to more formal wear.
The mark S.G.D.G. means Sans Guarantie Du Gouvernement (patented without government guaranty).
Status
On view
Rochard, Antoine Edmond (French, b. 1836)
about 1868
