5.08

Doll, Bisque

1922 Approximate

Bye-Lo Baby Doll, Grace Putnam. Size: 13" W. (arms oustretched) x 14" L. Description: flesh-colored, flange necked, bisque head with closing blue glass eyes and pale brown painted hair - cotton filled body with outward curved legs - celluloid hands - clothed in: white stretchy booties, white flannel pinned diaper, long white flannel petticoat under a long white sheer cotton dress trimmed with white lace trimmed neckline - inoperable voice box fitted into lower back torso - stamped into back neckline: "Copr. by Grace S. Putnam, Made in Germany" and a number too far down to be read indicating length in centimeters - blue enameled pin attached to dress front with white print: "Bye-Lo Baby, Grace Putnam, 1922".

History of the the creator Grace Putnam's Bye-Lo Baby attached to gift agreement. Donor shared original owner's story: "At age 9 years, Adele (later Mrs. Allen Wolf) saw a Bye-Lo baby doll in a store window; she asked for it for Christmas; but it was not under the Christmas tree, much to her disappointment; it was delivered by the storeowner the day after Christmas. One day, while playing with the doll, a friend broke the porcelain head and it was never replaced. As an adult, Adele found a similar doll at auction; she began to bid on it, but lost it to another bidder. Later, Adele discovered that the other bidder was her husband who presented it to her when they were leaving the auction. Margaret Sinn later bought the doll from the Adele and Allen Wolf estate.