Porcelain Pete

This is a 10-inch all-porcelain doll marked "MANDY."

A 10-inch porcelain doll marked "MANDY" on the nape of the neck arrived dressed only in an off-white lace-trimmed knit sweater. In need of more appropriate clothes, I redressed him and made shoes to fit his feet. 

Pete wears a gray camouflage hoodie and shorts with gray felt slides.

Porcelain Pete is seen in a comparison headshot with Horsman's all-vinyl Pete from 1957

While the head is marked "MANDY" and "Lauretta 1980" is incised on the back, it is clear that this doll is a modern porcelain reproduction of Horsman's 1957 doll, Pete. Horsman also made a girl in 1957 named Polly.

The two Petes pose with Horsman's Polly.

My original Pete and Polly were installed in the Virtual Black Doll Museum on December 8, 2021. Porcelain Pete is in a separate installation. View the reproduction doll's installation here.

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