Doll's Head
1840-1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
pressed moulded glazed china, quite rough inside and only glazed on the outside
white porcelain with a pale pink tinge, pink cheeks and an orange red used for the mouth, nostril dots and eye lines
overall appearance is delicate and womanly with deeply sloping shoulders, long neck and indicated bust
two holes, front and back, for the stitch holes
human hair styled into a low coiled and braided bun at the nape is smooth on the top and sides, parly covering the ears; area underneath not fully glazed
across the back of the hair is a red velvet band which is decorated with black sequins and braid
white porcelain with a pale pink tinge, pink cheeks and an orange red used for the mouth, nostril dots and eye lines
overall appearance is delicate and womanly with deeply sloping shoulders, long neck and indicated bust
two holes, front and back, for the stitch holes
human hair styled into a low coiled and braided bun at the nape is smooth on the top and sides, parly covering the ears; area underneath not fully glazed
across the back of the hair is a red velvet band which is decorated with black sequins and braid
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | glazed porcelain, human hair |
| Brief description | Doll's Head, glazed china, Germany; 1840-50 |
| Physical description | pressed moulded glazed china, quite rough inside and only glazed on the outside white porcelain with a pale pink tinge, pink cheeks and an orange red used for the mouth, nostril dots and eye lines overall appearance is delicate and womanly with deeply sloping shoulders, long neck and indicated bust two holes, front and back, for the stitch holes human hair styled into a low coiled and braided bun at the nape is smooth on the top and sides, parly covering the ears; area underneath not fully glazed across the back of the hair is a red velvet band which is decorated with black sequins and braid |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | M or W (hand incised and not stamped on the inner back together with 3 lines of the red colour.) |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.243-1997 |
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| Record created | April 18, 2000 |
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