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Doll

ca. 1710 to ca. 1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Exceptionally well-carved wooden doll overpainted with gesso and paint, inset black and white glass lozenge eyes. Round cheeks, rounded nose and small double chin. Dark brown curled human hair wig. Wearing a cream silk bodice and matching petticoat brocaded with floral stripes in blue and flower motifs picked out in red. Hem and bodice seams bound in greenish-blue silk, cuffs also made of same green-blue silk. Cream leather mittens over carved wooden hands/forearms. Apron in white lawn with white embroidered sprigs. Under dress and apron is a quilted petticoat in wide stripes of white and acid-yellow silk, lined with purple and puce stripes. Under this, a printed white cotton petticoat with a red and purple-brown spot motif, hem edged with a larger scale printed white cotton with a pink and green-blue trailing floral design, probably an English imitation of Indian chintz. Linen chemise. Lower legs covered in green silk which appears to be pasted to the leg to simulate stockings; shoes in deep pink/red silk tied with ribbon bows. Also wearing a black cotton skull-cap and over this, a white lawn cap edged with lace and embroidered with white spots


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 10 parts.

  • Doll
  • Bodice
  • Skirt
  • Apron
  • Cap (Headgear)
  • Cap (Headgear)
  • Petticoat
  • Petticoat
  • Chemise
  • Dress
Materials and techniques
carved wooden doll with glass eyes, gesso and painting, wearing silk, cotton, linen and lace clothing
Brief description
Early 18th century wooden doll with glass eyes wearing silk and linen costume
Physical description
Exceptionally well-carved wooden doll overpainted with gesso and paint, inset black and white glass lozenge eyes. Round cheeks, rounded nose and small double chin. Dark brown curled human hair wig. Wearing a cream silk bodice and matching petticoat brocaded with floral stripes in blue and flower motifs picked out in red. Hem and bodice seams bound in greenish-blue silk, cuffs also made of same green-blue silk. Cream leather mittens over carved wooden hands/forearms. Apron in white lawn with white embroidered sprigs. Under dress and apron is a quilted petticoat in wide stripes of white and acid-yellow silk, lined with purple and puce stripes. Under this, a printed white cotton petticoat with a red and purple-brown spot motif, hem edged with a larger scale printed white cotton with a pink and green-blue trailing floral design, probably an English imitation of Indian chintz. Linen chemise. Lower legs covered in green silk which appears to be pasted to the leg to simulate stockings; shoes in deep pink/red silk tied with ribbon bows. Also wearing a black cotton skull-cap and over this, a white lawn cap edged with lace and embroidered with white spots
Production typeUnique
Collection
Accession number
T.108:1-8&A.1927

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Record createdOctober 25, 2007
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