What are Antique Belton Type Dolls?

Belton type doll 14 1/2", antique bisque socket head face

Antique bisque head Belton type doll

Belton-type dolls are not attributed to any single antique doll maker, dolls are probably German, but usually attributed to the French. It's also possible, Belton-type dolls were made in both countries.

The common characteristic's of Belton-type dolls are: a bisque solid dome head, an uncut pate with one, two or three holes. Belton type dolls are found sized 9" to 24" tall, usually a bisque socket head on a composition jointed body, but occasionally a bisque shoulder head on a kid body is found. Belton-type dolls do not have a doll makers initials or symbol marking, they are only marked with a size number or mold number.

See below for more examples of antique bisque head Belton type dolls 1870-1900

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Antique Belton type doll is 14 1/2" tall, has a bisque socket solid dome head with two holes (her full face is shown above), wigged, feathered eyebrows, painted upper and lower eyelashes, glass sleep eyes, closed open mouth, unpierced ears, a Sonneberg ball jointed composition body with straight wrists. Doll is marked with a size number only, number 8.

The above antique Belton type doll is 11" tall, has a bisque shoulder solid dome head with one center hole, wigged, heavy feathered eyebrows, glass eyes, painted upper and lower eyelashes, closed mouth, chin dimple, unpierced ears, on a kid gusseted body with bisque lower arms. Doll is marked with just a mold number 106.

Note: Belton type dolls are not attributed to any single doll maker German, French or other, hence the dolls are known by the "type" of doll a Belton.

Some Belton type doll incised mold numbers identified - 100, 106, 117, 120, 129, 137, 154, 183, 185, 190, 193

Belton Oriental doll molds 129 or 193, Bahr & Proschild doll mold 200 series, Unknown German doll mark 809, 813, 900 TR