Patrick Enrico
Doll
1900 (made)
1900 (made)
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Wax portrait doll of a young male caucasian child, with blue glass eyes and blonde human hair curls inserted into the wax. It has a pink poured wax shoulder head, with a stuffed cloth body. The doll is dressed in in a long white cotton gown, with ribbon and a whitework trim and rows of tucks. There is also a cream carrying cape of cream patterned cotton, lined with cotton, trimmed with lace and ribbon ties. Long petticoat of coarse linen and whitework, a second petticoat of cream flannel. The chemise is of white linen.
Object details
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Title | Patrick Enrico (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | Poured wax; cotton; linen; lace; whitework |
Brief description | wax portrait doll of Charles Ernest Pierotti's son who died as a baby, made in England about 1900 |
Physical description | Wax portrait doll of a young male caucasian child, with blue glass eyes and blonde human hair curls inserted into the wax. It has a pink poured wax shoulder head, with a stuffed cloth body. The doll is dressed in in a long white cotton gown, with ribbon and a whitework trim and rows of tucks. There is also a cream carrying cape of cream patterned cotton, lined with cotton, trimmed with lace and ribbon ties. Long petticoat of coarse linen and whitework, a second petticoat of cream flannel. The chemise is of white linen. |
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Production type | Unique |
Credit line | Given by the late Miss Muriel Pierotti |
Object history | Given by the late Miss Muriel Pierotti [83/863]. Said to represent Charles Ernst Pierotti's only child, who died very young. |
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Accession number | MISC.272-1983 |
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Record created | July 13, 2004 |
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