Simon & Halbig was adoll manufacturer known forbisque doll heads with subtle colouring. They were based inThuringia, the centre of the German doll industry. They supplied doll heads to many other well known doll makers. These are now collectables.
Bisque orbiscuit porcelain is unglazed porcelain with a matte finish, giving it a realistic skin-like texture.[1] It is usually tinted or painted a realistic skin color.[2] The bisque head is attached to a body made ofcloth orleather, or a jointed body made of wood,papier-mâché orcomposition, a mix of pulp, sawdust, glue and similar materials.[2] Many, like Simon & Halbig, came from the Thuringia region, which has natural deposits of the clay used to make the dolls.[1][3]
Simon & Halbig was known for excellent sculpting of their doll heads, and the high quality of their bisque (porcelain).[4]
German childlike dolls were predominantly produced between 1890 and 1930.[3]
Examples of these dolls can be found in the Barry Elder collection in theJudges' Lodgings Museum, Lancaster[5]
Simon & Halbig was founded in 1869 and began making dolls in their two porcelain factories inGräfenhain andHildburghausen in Thuringia, Germany.
In 1902 they started a co-operation with Kämmer ofKämmer & Reinhardt in which Kämmer modelled heads and the firm produced them. The heads of the dolls completed by Kämmer & Reinhardt, attached to bodies and legs of more durable composition, were stamped with the marks of both firms.[4] In 1920, Simon & Halbig was bought by Kämmer & Reinhardt, who continued to produce dolls until 1932. The factory became known as Keramisches Werk Gräfenhain.[6]
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