Doll
ca. 1730 - ca. 1740 (made)
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Doll made of carved wood, fully jointed at elbows, knees, hips, and shoulders. Face carved and gessoed, fine character face with rounded chin and features. Red lips, rouged cheeks. Lozenge eyes in white and black glass inset into head. Blonde human hair wig.
Wearing a fine white cotton cap trimmed with blue-patterned white braid, simple fichu and large apron in fine white cotton, over a fine printed silk dress, pale yellow with white pattern (yellow printed onto white silk) lined throughout with red-striped white silk, this silk also appears on cuffs. Open robe over quilted petticoat in acid green-yellow silk with subtle, wide stripe, lined and quilted onto blue, white and yellow striped linen. Stomacher, white with pink stitching and green ribbon lacings. Pocket in a chintz print, white with brown and red sprig design. Damask under-petticoat with floral design, 2 rows blue braid around hem. Red knitted silk stockings with white knitted clocks, red leather shoes with bow ties and brown leather soles.
Wearing a fine white cotton cap trimmed with blue-patterned white braid, simple fichu and large apron in fine white cotton, over a fine printed silk dress, pale yellow with white pattern (yellow printed onto white silk) lined throughout with red-striped white silk, this silk also appears on cuffs. Open robe over quilted petticoat in acid green-yellow silk with subtle, wide stripe, lined and quilted onto blue, white and yellow striped linen. Stomacher, white with pink stitching and green ribbon lacings. Pocket in a chintz print, white with brown and red sprig design. Damask under-petticoat with floral design, 2 rows blue braid around hem. Red knitted silk stockings with white knitted clocks, red leather shoes with bow ties and brown leather soles.
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Parts | This object consists of 14 parts.
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Materials and techniques | wood carved and overpainted, silk, linen and cotton clothing, knitted silk stockings, leather shoes. |
Brief description | Doll, 1730s-1740s. Carved wood, fashionable day ensemble in yellow printed silk, white apron, cap & fichu. English. |
Physical description | Doll made of carved wood, fully jointed at elbows, knees, hips, and shoulders. Face carved and gessoed, fine character face with rounded chin and features. Red lips, rouged cheeks. Lozenge eyes in white and black glass inset into head. Blonde human hair wig. Wearing a fine white cotton cap trimmed with blue-patterned white braid, simple fichu and large apron in fine white cotton, over a fine printed silk dress, pale yellow with white pattern (yellow printed onto white silk) lined throughout with red-striped white silk, this silk also appears on cuffs. Open robe over quilted petticoat in acid green-yellow silk with subtle, wide stripe, lined and quilted onto blue, white and yellow striped linen. Stomacher, white with pink stitching and green ribbon lacings. Pocket in a chintz print, white with brown and red sprig design. Damask under-petticoat with floral design, 2 rows blue braid around hem. Red knitted silk stockings with white knitted clocks, red leather shoes with bow ties and brown leather soles. |
Production type | Unique |
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Accession number | W.42:2-1922 |
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Record created | August 17, 2007 |
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