Seeley Catalog

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CHINA
AND
PA R I A N D O L L S
Shoulder-head dolls with molded hair and sometimes molded decorations such as collars, jewels, combs and ribbons. China dolls are
glazed, parian dolls are unglazed. Made in Germany during the second half of the 1800s.
Alice
Parian with molded hair with ribbon and
painted eyes. Delicate porcelain hand mold.
Worksheet: WSCPD9. Article:
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Patterns:
CP602
CP603
CP604
CP607
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1880s dress with bustle, drawers, hat
French dress, jacket, vest, hat, slip, drawers
Boy’s matching suit, vest, shirt, underpants, hat
Dress, half-slip, and all-in-one teddy for Joy (S333)
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Fits:
CHRISTINNE (S370)
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Patterns:
CP9003 Original dress with fitted waist, underwear
(for photo see Annette section)
CP9004 Boy’s authentic colonial costume(for photo
see Annette section)
CP9005
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Casting Seeley’s Porcelain Slip
1. Stir well.
2. Use slightly damp molds. Spray or "mist" the inside
of the mold with distilled water to dampen.
3. Band mold tightly and pour slowly and steadily
against one side of the pour hole. Pour the slip all
the way to the top of the mold, and then let it
"shrink" a bit and top it off.
4. Check thickness of the casting at the pour hole to
determine the right moment to drain.
5. After the slip has reached the desired thickness
inside the mold, generally 1/8" (2-3mm) thick,
empty it back into its container slowly and continuously.
6. Leave the mold with pour hole down for additional draining. If you do not have a pouring table, let
the mold rest slightly tilted on a stick.The amount
of time your leave the casting inside the mold
varies, but in most cases, the casting can be taken
out within 20-60 minutes.
7. If a mold won’t release the casting, don’t force it.
Leave it in a little longer, and then try again.Try
lifting the back half of the mold first.Wait 5-10
minutes to give the greenware a chance to shrink
further; then remove the other side of the mold.
Let the back of the cast head or piece fall into
your cupped hand. Don’
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Ethnic Collection
"Complexion Collection" kit designed for painting dolls with darker complexions. Luscious colors bring to
mind the rich skin tones of Africa, Jamaica, India and other exotic locales. A palette of both warm and cool
colors selected for enhancing the complexions of dolls cast in Aztec Tan, French Chocolate, Mohican and
Brown Velvet porcelain slip. Includes glazed tile, decal and instructions for applying decal to tile. Includes a spe-
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Tools
Comfy Scrub
Stoneware and Porcelain Cleaning Kit
Eye Beveler
Bisque Sander
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One of the earliest and most beautiful Brus (from
1879). Marked: 6, sometimes called Brevette. Long
eyelashes and pierced ears. Painting instructions
on worksheet WSFD29.
Doll size: 17" (43cm), head circ.: 9.25" (23cm), eyes: 1416mm,
S324 Bru Brevete
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