Seven inches tall, this pair of tinted all bisques were manufactured by J. Verlingue. Verlingue manufactured dolls in Boulogne-sur-Mer and Montreuilsous-Bois, France, between 1895 and 1921. The boy wears an interesting vest over his shirt and has ribbons on the bottom of his pants that match the ribbons on his companion girl. Verlingue's dolls often have a rather "sad" expression on their faces that can be found on many of the dolls produced by this company. The girl seems to be dressed in a costume from Alsace. The bodice on her dress and the ribbons, though now orange instead of red, as well as the lace at her shoulders are clues to the origin of this costume. Dolls of Bretagne grace the colorful lid of this box shown on the right. The doll, measuring nine inches, is still tied into her box. She is cold-painted bisque, with painted features and a mohair wig. 130 Summer 2017