Käthe Kruse Dolls 1910+ German
Käthe Kruse produced her fine antique dolls made of canvas cloth with painted facial features in Germany and Bavaria after World War II. Early cloth dolls are usually marked Käthe Kruse on the sole of the foot and some have a number. Kruse celluloid or plastic dolls are usually found with the celluloid turtle mark and the Käthe Kruse name on their backs.
1910 – 1956 Kathe Kruse Doll Design Models Identified
Doll I – Fiamingo bust, a child of 2 or 3 years with wide hips 16″ 1910-1930
Doll II – Scherlenkerchen, Little Floppy doll, 13″ 1922-1930s
Doll V – Traumerchen, Sleeping Baby closed eyes 19.695″ 1925+
Doll VI – Du Mein, awake baby open eyes ” sand babies” 23.695″ 1925+
Doll VII – Du Mein, awake baby open eyes 13 3/4″ 1925 – early 1930s (1929 wigged)
Doll VIII – Das Deutsche Kind, The German Child, Friedebald head 20 1/2″ 1929+
Doll IX – Das Deutsche Kind, Th e German Child, Friedebald head 13 3/4″ 1929+
Doll XII – Hamplechen, Little Jumping doll, 13 3/4, 15 3/4, 17 3/4″ early 1930s
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