Pamela

Another often-used Gotz face is sculpt is #128/16.
#128/16
I'm not aware if this charming little face actually has a name, but like her Gotz peers, she has resurfaced a few times since her debut. The neck on this sculpt is marked "Gotz 90," which indicates the year it was created. Interestingly, in the 1990 Gotz catalog, this sculpt does appear on several dolls, one of whom was named "Pamela." Since this was possibly one of the first appearances of this sculpt, I will refer to it here as "Pamela."

#128/16 FROM THE 1990 GOTZ CATALOG

I've also seen this sculpt referred to as the face Pleasant Roland fell in love with when she went to Gotz. I'm not exactly sure what that means, especially in regards to the year 1990. But in either case, it was utilized well enough by Gotz as a series of crinoline-dressed brunettes, pig-tailed blondes, or freckled gingers whose individual names may be currently lost to time. 


STRAWBERRY/RED AND BLONDE VERSION of #128/16


#128/16 AS A FRECKLED GINGER


ANOTHER VIEW OF #128/16

It was also used for several ethnic dolls, possibly including African American doll Maddison and other AA dolls. Vision Forum's "Beautiful Girlhood" doll line may have also used this mold for their AA doll Fidelia.


GOTZ MADDISON (left) and UNKNOWN AA DOLL MARKED #120/16

In 2002, Gotz also used the "Pamela" sculpt for Precious Day's Hispanic doll Alicia.


GOTZ PRECIOUS DAY ALICIA #128/16

#128/16 is particularly interesting to me because there are several Gotz sculpts with similar mold numbers that very closely resemble this face.