CHOCOLATIERE HALF DOLLS
Introduction | Overview | Bohne | Chocolatiere Dolls | Dressel & Kister | Goebel | Hertwig | Heubach
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited
Various Manufacturers
La Belle Chocolatière
"In 1744 Jean-Etienne Liotard, a Swiss-French painter, [employed by] the [Austrian] Imperial family, painted a portrait of a young lady in the dress of a German chamber maid carrying a tray on which is a glass of water and a cup of chocolate. Count Algarotti, an art connoisseur bought this painting on behalf of Augustus of Saxony, the King of Poland, who hung it in the Dresden Gallery. It has remained there ever since.
Henry Pierce, the fifth owner of Walter Baker`s Chocolate, saw the original pastel painting during a European trip in the late 1870s. He was taken with the image of a beautiful young woman serving chocolate and arranged to have a large-scale replica painted for display at the Baker’s offices. The trademark logo of La Belle Chocolatiere was adopted by Baker's Chocolate in 1883 along with a romantic story of Anna Baldauf, a young Viennese woman. The story claims that Prince Dietrichstein entered a chocolate shop on a cold day and noticed her beauty. Anna may or may not have earned her living as chocolate maiden. They fell in love and soon married, despite their different social classes. Liotard was traveling through the city drawing portraits of Austrian royalty when Dietrichstein asked him to capture Anna`s likeness as a wedding gift.
This story associated with the painting is almost certainly not accurate, but who cares?The story of a beautiful poor girl and a prince was always an exciting base for a fairytale.
The Dresden Gallery provides details suggesting the existence of two women by the name of Anna Baldauf, living fifty years apart. A guidebook for the Dresden Royal Portrait Collection states, “She was born around 1730 in Vienna, was named Anna Baldauf, and was famous as the “beautiful nursemaid.” But she is not to be confused with the Viennese Anna Baldauf who was married to Prince Johann von Dietrichstein on July 23, 1802.”
Liotard’s painting did not only inspire Mr. Pierce from Baker’s Chocolate. It inspired several German porcelain manufacturers to create half dolls bearing the likeness to the lady in the painting. These lovely half dolls are amongst the most coveted by collectors." (Half)
History of the Baker's Chocolate Company
“In 1764, John Hannon .... and the American physician Dr. James Baker started importing beans and producing chocolate in the Lower Mills section of Dorchester, Massachusetts.[2]
After Hannon never returned from a 1779 sailing trip to the West Indies to purchase cocoa beans, his wife sold the company to Dr. Baker in 1780, and the company was renamed to the Baker Chocolate Company.[3]
By 1849, under Walter Baker, the Baker's Chocolate brand had spread to California, during the Gold Rush era. Production was limited to one kind of chocolate until 1852, when employee Samuel German created "German's Sweet Chocolate" that had a higher sugar content than previous baking chocolates. ...
Production steadily increased through the century. The trademark logo of La Belle Chocolatière was adopted in 1883 by the fourth-generation familial owner, Henry L. Pierce, step-nephew of Walter Baker. Pierce began advertising Baker's Chocolate heavily in newspapers to increase sales.[1] The company also advertised using signage and cards in grocery stores, in novels, in street cars and using billboards.[1] ...
Following Pierce's death in 1896, the Forbes Syndicate bought the company, which they sold In 1927 to the Postum Cereal Company, later known as General Foods. In 1969 production moved from Dorchester, Massachusetts to Dover, Delaware. The company was passed onto Kraft Foods in 1989 when they acquired General Foods and finally forked out to Mondelez International in 2012.” (Baker's)
Chocolatiere Half Dolls
To see examples and more information, click on the image above. Two companies noted for their “chocolate girls” are:
Gebrueder Heubach of Lichte in Thuringia
Galluba & Hofmann, located in Ilmenau / Thuringia
"In 1744 Jean-Etienne Liotard, a Swiss-French painter, [employed by] the [Austrian] Imperial family, painted a portrait of a young lady in the dress of a German chamber maid carrying a tray on which is a glass of water and a cup of chocolate. Count Algarotti, an art connoisseur bought this painting on behalf of Augustus of Saxony, the King of Poland, who hung it in the Dresden Gallery. It has remained there ever since.
Henry Pierce, the fifth owner of Walter Baker`s Chocolate, saw the original pastel painting during a European trip in the late 1870s. He was taken with the image of a beautiful young woman serving chocolate and arranged to have a large-scale replica painted for display at the Baker’s offices. The trademark logo of La Belle Chocolatiere was adopted by Baker's Chocolate in 1883 along with a romantic story of Anna Baldauf, a young Viennese woman. The story claims that Prince Dietrichstein entered a chocolate shop on a cold day and noticed her beauty. Anna may or may not have earned her living as chocolate maiden. They fell in love and soon married, despite their different social classes. Liotard was traveling through the city drawing portraits of Austrian royalty when Dietrichstein asked him to capture Anna`s likeness as a wedding gift.
This story associated with the painting is almost certainly not accurate, but who cares?The story of a beautiful poor girl and a prince was always an exciting base for a fairytale.
The Dresden Gallery provides details suggesting the existence of two women by the name of Anna Baldauf, living fifty years apart. A guidebook for the Dresden Royal Portrait Collection states, “She was born around 1730 in Vienna, was named Anna Baldauf, and was famous as the “beautiful nursemaid.” But she is not to be confused with the Viennese Anna Baldauf who was married to Prince Johann von Dietrichstein on July 23, 1802.”
Liotard’s painting did not only inspire Mr. Pierce from Baker’s Chocolate. It inspired several German porcelain manufacturers to create half dolls bearing the likeness to the lady in the painting. These lovely half dolls are amongst the most coveted by collectors." (Half)
History of the Baker's Chocolate Company
“In 1764, John Hannon .... and the American physician Dr. James Baker started importing beans and producing chocolate in the Lower Mills section of Dorchester, Massachusetts.[2]
After Hannon never returned from a 1779 sailing trip to the West Indies to purchase cocoa beans, his wife sold the company to Dr. Baker in 1780, and the company was renamed to the Baker Chocolate Company.[3]
By 1849, under Walter Baker, the Baker's Chocolate brand had spread to California, during the Gold Rush era. Production was limited to one kind of chocolate until 1852, when employee Samuel German created "German's Sweet Chocolate" that had a higher sugar content than previous baking chocolates. ...
Production steadily increased through the century. The trademark logo of La Belle Chocolatière was adopted in 1883 by the fourth-generation familial owner, Henry L. Pierce, step-nephew of Walter Baker. Pierce began advertising Baker's Chocolate heavily in newspapers to increase sales.[1] The company also advertised using signage and cards in grocery stores, in novels, in street cars and using billboards.[1] ...
Following Pierce's death in 1896, the Forbes Syndicate bought the company, which they sold In 1927 to the Postum Cereal Company, later known as General Foods. In 1969 production moved from Dorchester, Massachusetts to Dover, Delaware. The company was passed onto Kraft Foods in 1989 when they acquired General Foods and finally forked out to Mondelez International in 2012.” (Baker's)
Chocolatiere Half Dolls
To see examples and more information, click on the image above. Two companies noted for their “chocolate girls” are:
Gebrueder Heubach of Lichte in Thuringia
Galluba & Hofmann, located in Ilmenau / Thuringia
Introduction | Overview | Bohne | Chocolatiere Dolls | Dressel & Kister | Goebel | Hertwig | Heubach
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited
Historical | Japanese | Schneider | Dresser Dolls | Works Cited