Doll
1903 (made)
| Place of origin |
Wooden doll called 'Benny', dressed as a boy in a jacket, short trousers and shirt
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Wooden doll, 'Benny', dressed as a boy; England, 1903 |
| Physical description | Wooden doll called 'Benny', dressed as a boy in a jacket, short trousers and shirt |
| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | The doll was a present for Ethel Alice Mundy (08/01/1897-17/03/1988) on her 6th birthday. Her father Levi Mundy made the doll, and her mother Elizabeth Mundy dressed it. |
| Production | Attribution note: Although the outfit appears masculine, the jacket and shirt button right over left, as for a female; the doll itself has a torso of more male proportions but a head which could equally well represent a female |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.33-1989 |
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| Record created | November 19, 2003 |
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