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Doll

1880-90 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Doll with bisque socket head on composition body and limbs; light brown shoulder-length wig attached to card pate; fixed brown glass eyes with painted brows and lashes; and open mouth with teeth. The doll represents a caucasian female wearing Italian regional dress (Abruzzi): a white cotton blouse with wrist length sleeves, trimmed with lace; a mid-calf skirt of dark green velvet with a band of bright yellow ribbon just above the hem; a black velvet bodice bound with bright yellow ribbon fastening over the shoulders with red ribbons and at the front with emerald green laces; a bottle green woollen apron with bands of ric-rac braid and coloured wool embroidery; a triangular red cloth shawl edged in green ribbon (pinned across at the back of the skirt); a lace-trimmed white cotton head-dress; white knee-length stockings; and brown leather sandals laced to the knee with bright red strings. The doll also wears lace-edged white cotton drawers and petticoat.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bisque and composition
Brief description
Bisque-headed doll in Italian regional costume, made in France, probably by Plamont, 1880-1900
Physical description
Doll with bisque socket head on composition body and limbs; light brown shoulder-length wig attached to card pate; fixed brown glass eyes with painted brows and lashes; and open mouth with teeth. The doll represents a caucasian female wearing Italian regional dress (Abruzzi): a white cotton blouse with wrist length sleeves, trimmed with lace; a mid-calf skirt of dark green velvet with a band of bright yellow ribbon just above the hem; a black velvet bodice bound with bright yellow ribbon fastening over the shoulders with red ribbons and at the front with emerald green laces; a bottle green woollen apron with bands of ric-rac braid and coloured wool embroidery; a triangular red cloth shawl edged in green ribbon (pinned across at the back of the skirt); a lace-trimmed white cotton head-dress; white knee-length stockings; and brown leather sandals laced to the knee with bright red strings. The doll also wears lace-edged white cotton drawers and petticoat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
M.P. (Probably for Plamont)
Object history
From the collection of Audrey Denison
Production
Original catalogue record records Plamont as the most likely maker

Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Accession number
MISC.53-1978

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Record createdJune 8, 2005
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