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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.

Mona Lisa

The very first sculpt used for Precious Day dolls was actually #305/16, the "Mona Lisa" sculpt.

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#305/16 | "MONA LISA"

This mold was only used between 2002-2004 for the Precious Day line, and then replaced with the Stolle and Starshine sculpt. #305/16 was also used for the Little Sister dolls, which preceded the Precious Day dolls by a year.

GOTZ LITTLE SISTERS

Some have suggested there is a very subtle difference between the Little Sisters and original Precious Day sculpts, in that Little Sisters eyes are larger or rounder. (This can be difficult to detect without a trained eye.)

PRECIOUS DAY JESSICA (RIGHT) and LITTLE SISTERS DOLL LILY (LEFT)

However, some of the Precious Day Mona Lisa dolls also have the rounder eyes, as seen in the image below.

BOTH "EYE" VERSIONS OF PRECIOUS DAY JESSICA

So it seems that two face molds were commonly interchanged between these dolls lines and both eyes shapes can be found in each set of dolls. Interestingly, some of the sculpts are sometimes numbered as #305 without the #16.

#305/16 can also be found on vintage Gotz dolls from the 1990s, possibly earlier; it has been abundantly reused by Gotz.

SOFT BODY MONA LISA DOLL

Stolle

The mold below is actually very similar to #120/15, and may be an updated version of it. It is mold #120/16, known as the Stolle mold because it was designed by artist Kirsten Stolle.

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#120/16 | "STOLLE"

The two molds vary only slightly, mainly in the size and shape of the eyes. Additionally, I have also heard 120/15 referred to as "Stolle," which makes me believe #120/15 and #120/16 are different versions of the same sculpt. The two sculpts may also occasionally interchange mold numbers, as in the doll below.

#120/16

120/15

Close on the heels of the Starshine face in terms of recognizeability is mold number is 120/15.

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#120/15

Like the Starshine mold, it seems to be a vintage Gotz face that was again utilized in 2000 for Martha Pullen's Dress Me doll line.

Starshine

Another very visible Gotz face sculpt is known as the Starshine sculpt, though this is probably not its original name.

#12/16? | "STARSHINE"

It was given that title due to the Native American Starshine dolls who used the mold in the early 1990s.

STARSHINE DOLLS 1992

The "Starshine" mold is actually a much older vintage sculpt originally used on some of the early Gotz play dolls from the 1980s. It was also selected to be the face of "Rebecca," friend of the American Girl precursor "Romina" in 1985, before Romina had been bought by the Pleasant Company.

VINTAGE "STARSHINE" GOTZ DOLLS 1980s

Martha Pullen's Friends also made use of this face mold during the early 2000s, followed by the Gotz Precious Day doll line in 2004, though there may have been a slight adjustment in the eye shape of the later molds.

STARSHINE BOYS: POTTERY BARN KIDS HENRY AND VINTAGE GOTZ BOY

From about the mid 2000s to the present day, Pottery Barn Kids has used the face mold for their own popular line of play dolls including some of their limited editions. It is probably the most currently recognizable Gotz doll face next to the original "American Girl" which is fitting, as these two sculpts began their journey together many years as "Romina and Rebecca." The neck on this sculpt usually just reads "Gotz Puppe," although some early Starshine dolls may carry the number "12/16."
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A List Asian Dolls

Submitted by Little Raven on Fri, 2015-09-04 23:04

Asian dolls Gotz FAO Avery and American Girl #4

Someone recently asked me about the different Asian dolls available to buyers, because it didn't look like there were many. There are probably less than there should be, but there are definitely many beautiful Asian dolls out there if you know what you're looking for. I've decided to gather all the information I have on these dolls in one easily accessed place. This list is my no means complete, as I only have my own personal knowledge to go on. But I have... [node:read-more:link]

The Many Faces of Gotz

Submitted by Little Raven on Tue, 2015-08-04 22:45

This list will try to cover the basics of some of the most common Gotz doll face sculpts. This isn't a scientific study and I'm not a doctor of dollology (nor do I play one on TV). I'm just going by my own observations and ace research skills. (I didn't spend ten years in college without some take away!)

However, let me say that Gotz dolls are numberless; I might have better luck counting the stars. It will be a task to round up even the more popular ones used by Gotz during. . . [node:read-more:link]

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