Beth

Maker
Franklin Mint
 Maker role
Designer and Distributor
 Description
Beth from the Little Women collection, inspired by the characters created by novelist Louisa May Alcott, is fashioned in bisque porcelain and is costumed in a traditional dress of the era.
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Object detail

Maker
Franklin Mint
Maker role
Designer and Distributor
Collection
Lois Masters Collection
Media/Materials
Bisque Porcelain
Paint
Nylon
Linen
Lace
Velvet
Measurements
43.2cm Height
Signature & date
On dolls neck:
Franklin Heirloom Dolls
© 1984
Physical description
Beth is a part of the Little Women collection based on the characters of the same book written by novelist Louisa May Alcott.

Beth is crafted in fine bisque porcelain and her details are hand-painted. Her dress is made from a wine coloured floral cotton with matching buttons. The trims on the sleeves, at the waist and near the hem of the skirt are a burgundy velvet, as are the ribbons in her hair.

Designed and distributed by Franklin Mint Heirloom Dolls in 1987
Accession number
06.13.26

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