11 1/2″ Plastic Empress Josephine de Beauharnais ( 1763-1814 ). The doll was made by Madame Pierson of Rue Des Fontaines 27140, Giser, France. Madame Pierson raised money for abandoned children with her doll sales and auctions, which were held every two years. She would dress the dolls in varies themes and costumes. I read an article about her and her dolls in the March 1979 Doll World magazine and as a result I order the above doll from her the same year.