Paper Doll
© 1894 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
1. doll; thin card printed in colours to show a girl in a white petticoat, blue socks and black shoes with a buckle. The doll was in two parts; the head with long blondish hair is separately glued to the extended neck leading from the body. It is marked with the maker's name, trademark and copyright on the back.
2. costume; thin card printed in colours to show a coral pink jacket with white collar trim and buttons; shaded white gloves and full skirt, matching pink gaiters buttoning over grey shoes and in the left hand a matching pink umbrella or parasol with a grey handle. At the top there is a 'neck' panel which fits under the chin of the doll. It is marked at the back as the doll with the exception of COPYRIGHT ARTISTIC SERIES IIIC
and Designed at the Studios in America. At the back of the shoulders are two tags to hold the costume to the doll.
3. hat; broad brimmed style; thin card printed mainly in shaded white with a large matching pink bow. Curving across the centre is a slit so the hat may be placed upon the doll's head. It is similarly marked with the exception of ARTISTIC SERIES IIC and Designed at the studios in America.
2. costume; thin card printed in colours to show a coral pink jacket with white collar trim and buttons; shaded white gloves and full skirt, matching pink gaiters buttoning over grey shoes and in the left hand a matching pink umbrella or parasol with a grey handle. At the top there is a 'neck' panel which fits under the chin of the doll. It is marked at the back as the doll with the exception of COPYRIGHT ARTISTIC SERIES IIIC
and Designed at the Studios in America. At the back of the shoulders are two tags to hold the costume to the doll.
3. hat; broad brimmed style; thin card printed mainly in shaded white with a large matching pink bow. Curving across the centre is a slit so the hat may be placed upon the doll's head. It is similarly marked with the exception of ARTISTIC SERIES IIC and Designed at the studios in America.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | lithographed thin card |
| Brief description | Cut Out Doll; English/German; c 1894 |
| Physical description | 1. doll; thin card printed in colours to show a girl in a white petticoat, blue socks and black shoes with a buckle. The doll was in two parts; the head with long blondish hair is separately glued to the extended neck leading from the body. It is marked with the maker's name, trademark and copyright on the back. 2. costume; thin card printed in colours to show a coral pink jacket with white collar trim and buttons; shaded white gloves and full skirt, matching pink gaiters buttoning over grey shoes and in the left hand a matching pink umbrella or parasol with a grey handle. At the top there is a 'neck' panel which fits under the chin of the doll. It is marked at the back as the doll with the exception of COPYRIGHT ARTISTIC SERIES IIIC and Designed at the Studios in America. At the back of the shoulders are two tags to hold the costume to the doll. 3. hat; broad brimmed style; thin card printed mainly in shaded white with a large matching pink bow. Curving across the centre is a slit so the hat may be placed upon the doll's head. It is similarly marked with the exception of ARTISTIC SERIES IIC and Designed at the studios in America. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Copyright 1894 by Raphael Tuck & Sons Co. Ltd; Artistic Series III;
Patent Applied for |
| Credit line | Given by Eileen A. Brock |
| Object history | References: bears the trademark of the company; an easel and brushes with the letters RT & S. Designed in the studios in England and printed at the Fine Art Works in Bavaria belonged to Amy Piercy; born 1882 |
| Production | Made by: Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, Paris and New York England and Germany |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.577:1-1993 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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