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Paper Doll

c.1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Marion Drummond (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Watercolour drawing

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Drawings
Paintings
Fashion
Object type
Paper doll
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Cut-out figure made by Marion Drummond (aged 9-11) between 1830-32. A lady in a brown dress with large leg o'mutton sleeves, cap, and apron. British. Watercolour.
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 4in
  • Width: 2in
Credit line
Given by Miss Barbara Drummond
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938, London: Board of Education, 1939.
  • Susan Lasdun. Making Victorians: The Drummond Children's World, 1827 - 1832, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1983.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2085-1938

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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