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Dressed Doll

ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

moulded bisque swivel head and shoulder plate and lower arms, with a fully jointed body of kid over wood and composition; inset blue glass eyes, mohair wig. The body is very finely jointed including a waist joint.
clothing:
dress, bodice and skirt
undergarments, cotton
flannel
stays
earrings
shoes


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
bisque, kid, wood, composition, glass, mohair
Brief description
Doll dressed in fashionable clothes, German, about 1880
Physical description
moulded bisque swivel head and shoulder plate and lower arms, with a fully jointed body of kid over wood and composition; inset blue glass eyes, mohair wig. The body is very finely jointed including a waist joint.
clothing:
dress, bodice and skirt
undergarments, cotton
flannel
stays
earrings
shoes
Dimensions
  • Height: 18in
Production typemass produced
Credit line
Given by Mrs H Staveley-Hill
Object history
Given by Mrs H Staveley-Hill
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Associated object
MISC.17-1967 (version)
Collection
Accession number
MISC.16-1967

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Record createdMarch 22, 2001
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