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Doll
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Doll
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
ca. 1740 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
carved wooden doll with glass eyes, gesso and painting, wearing silk, embroidered linen, cotton and leather clothing
- Museum number:
W.42:4-1922
- Gallery location:
Fashion, room 40, case CA1
Physical description
Doll, carved wood with gesso and paint, inset glass lozenge eyes. Human hair wig with hair ornament of black silk ribbon. Wearing a green silk open robe over a green petticoat, pink silk pincushion suspended from waist by a cord girdle. Under the robe and petticoat are cotton stays and a quilted petticoat, an embroidered pocket, another petticoat with a printed cotton border, and two chemises. She wears pink knitted silk stockings with blue ribbon garters and shoes of leather & silk with silver braid trimming.
Place of Origin
England, Great Britain (made)
Date
ca. 1740 (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
carved wooden doll with glass eyes, gesso and painting, wearing silk, embroidered linen, cotton and leather clothing
Descriptive line
Doll, carved wood in green silk dress
Materials
Silk; Paint; Wood; Glass; Linen; Leather; Gesso; Lawn
Techniques
Embroidery; Doll-making; Woodcarving
Categories
Clothing; Children & Childhood; Fashion; Dolls & Toys; Accessories
Production Type
Unique
Collection code
T&F
