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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Germany (made)

all in one doll, poured wax
dressed as a baby in white muslin with undershirt and lace bonnet

contained in an oval deal box with lid, lined with blue paper (also contains a miniature hob watch)

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Object type	Doll
Materials and techniques	poured and moulded wax, cloth, deal wood Wax Cloth Deal Poured Moulded
Brief description	Baby Doll, German, about 1825
Physical description	all in one doll, poured wax dressed as a baby in white muslin with undershirt and lace bonnet contained in an oval deal box with lid, lined with blue paper (also contains a miniature hob watch)
Production type	mass produced
Marks and inscriptions	Poor Aunt Jane died aged 17 - Given to dear Agnes by Mama for saying Gradnpapa Neville's chronology beautifully. Dec. 4th, 1828 (hand written on base of box) Wax Doll ACW (hand written on lid of box)
Object history	ACW stands for Agnes Carew Wilson
Production	Reason For Production: retail
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	MISC.765-1986

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Record created	January 25, 2001
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O53077/doll-unknown/

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