doll


doll

Summary

Wax head with artificial blonde hair, pot arms and legs and a rag body. Wearing metal and blue-stone earrings, necklace with diamante cross. White plush hat trimmed with red velvet, black lace, beads and flowers. Silk dress checked with blue and pink and striped with white, trimmed with lace, beads and flowers. White alpaca cape edged with pink braid and black lace and tying with pink tassled cord. Stiff white muslin petticoat edged with lace and lined with pink muslin. Shorter muslin petticoat. Muslin drawers edged with lace. White stockings with blue stripe, blue boots edged with red and black heels and toe-caps painted on legs. Yellow gloves painted on hands. One earring missing.


Object Name

doll

Date Created

1868-1870

Dimensions

Length: 45.72cm

accession number

1950.241

Collection Group

costume
dolls

Place of creation

France

Medium

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