Costume Doll
ca. 1890 (made)
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Male doll of stuffed cotton fabric, dressed in garments of cotton, silk velvet, silk and satin damask.
The figure represents a Muhammadan gentleman of the Court. The features and hair are stitched onto the white cotton ground in black, red and white thread. He wears trousers of purple woollen ribbed material, white cotton undershirt, blue velver frock coast embroidered with gold thread and faced with red velvet at the collar and cuffs. At the waist is a tuft of red silk , and round the neck is a scarf of cream coloured satin damask. On the head is a red velvet fez.
The figure represents a Muhammadan gentleman of the Court. The features and hair are stitched onto the white cotton ground in black, red and white thread. He wears trousers of purple woollen ribbed material, white cotton undershirt, blue velver frock coast embroidered with gold thread and faced with red velvet at the collar and cuffs. At the waist is a tuft of red silk , and round the neck is a scarf of cream coloured satin damask. On the head is a red velvet fez.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, silk, velvet, and satin damask |
| Brief description | Man in red fez, rag toy; Kabul, ca.1890 |
| Physical description | Male doll of stuffed cotton fabric, dressed in garments of cotton, silk velvet, silk and satin damask. The figure represents a Muhammadan gentleman of the Court. The features and hair are stitched onto the white cotton ground in black, red and white thread. He wears trousers of purple woollen ribbed material, white cotton undershirt, blue velver frock coast embroidered with gold thread and faced with red velvet at the collar and cuffs. At the waist is a tuft of red silk , and round the neck is a scarf of cream coloured satin damask. On the head is a red velvet fez. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Mrs Kate Daly, 25 Percy Circus, W.C.1 |
| Object history | Register entry 28 March 1922. Information in the Acquisition Register, "Made by Ladies of the Royal Harem at Kabul during the reign of 'Abd al-Rahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan from 1880-1901. Purchased from Mrs Kate Daly, 25 Percy Circus, W.C.1. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1922-1838 |
| Other number | RP 1922/1838 - RF number |
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| Accession number | IM.18-1922 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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