ID: 700000055 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000055	Record Type: Movable Work
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Cedric Boy Doll (doll; Simon & Halbig ; 1903 (made); Victoria and Albert Museum (London, Greater London, England,...; Misc:20-1979)

Note: Bisque-headed doll representing a caucasian boy; with trunk and clothes; made in Germany by Simon & Halbig in 1903. Cedric was bought in 1903 from a shop in Westbourne Grove, London. He is dressed in a sailor suit, a typical boy's dress of the early 20th century, with a red collar and red shoes. He came with a Saratoga trunk full of clothes. He is a typical bisque doll because only his head is made from unglazed ceramic whilst his body is made of less expensive composition. This made him more affordable to produce and to buy. He has glass eyes that close when he lies down to sleep and a blonde mohair wig. Cedric was quite an unusual name at that time: Amy, the little girl who owned him, may have named him after Cedric Errol, the hero of the classic children’s book "Little Lord Fauntleroy" by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1886).

Titles:

Cedric Boy Doll (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Doll (C,U,RP,English,U,U)

Porcelain Doll 'Cedric' (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

doll (figurine) [300211087] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>, figurines)

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

European art

toys / collectibles

Creation Date: 1903 (made)

Creator Display:

Simon & Halbig [preferred,VP]

manufactory Simon & Halbig (German toy manufactory, 1839-1920) [500312817]

Locations:

Creation: Gräfenhainichen [1036808] Saxony-Anhalt (state), Germany (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: Victoria and Albert Museum (London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom) [500302040] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: Misc:20-1979

Credit Line: Museum of Childhood

Address Note: In Storage

Display Materials: Parian bisque head, composition body

	biscuit (porcelain, material) [300242297]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>, <ceramic and ceramic by product>, ceramic (material))

	composition (material) [300237906]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, combination inorganic/organic material, composite material)

	parian (porcelain, material) [300219039]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>, <ceramic and ceramic by product>, ceramic (material), porcelain (material))

	parian (porcelain, material) [300219039]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>, <ceramic and ceramic by product>, ceramic (material), porcelain (material))

Dimensions: 23 cm (height) (9 inches)

Cultures:

German (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Victorian [300021232] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, <modern European regional styles and movements>, <modern British styles and movements>, <modern British styles by reign>)

General Subject:

human figures (preferred)

utilitarian objects (isness)

Specific Subjects:

	boy [300247598]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by gender or sex>) (AAT)

	fashion (culture-related concept) [300055811]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <culture and related concepts>, culture-related concepts) (AAT)

Creation Number: unavailable

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Cedric Boy Doll	........ [VP]
	........ Victoria and Albert Museum [online] (2010) http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/collections/cedric-boy-doll/
Doll	........ [VP]
	........ Victoria and Albert Museum [online] (2010) http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1130688/doll/
Porcelain Doll 'Cedric'	........ [VP]
	........ CDWA online (1995-) accessed 25 July 2006

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Victoria and Albert Museum [online] (2010)