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Dressed Doll

ca. 1868 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

wax over composition shoulder head and lower arms, with a stuffed cloth body and composition lower legs; blue glass sleeping eyes and the crown of the head painted to represent blond hair
body contains a squeaker and is said to be stuffed with dried grass folded over and over lengthwise - more likely straw
clothing:
dress and petticoat, white linen
bonnet, cream lace and cotton
drawers, white cotton

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Doll
  • Dolls
  • Clothing
Materials and techniques
wax over composition, glass, cloth
Brief description
Doll with Squeaker, German, about 1868
Physical description
wax over composition shoulder head and lower arms, with a stuffed cloth body and composition lower legs; blue glass sleeping eyes and the crown of the head painted to represent blond hair
body contains a squeaker and is said to be stuffed with dried grass folded over and over lengthwise - more likely straw
clothing:
dress and petticoat, white linen
bonnet, cream lace and cotton
drawers, white cotton
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.8cm
  • Head height: 10.2cm
Production typemass produced
Object history
Belonged to the donor's mother, Ella Penney
Production
clothing is more likely to have been made in England

Reason For Production: retail
Associated object
MISC.170-1976 (source)
Collection
Accession number
MISC.176-1976

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2001
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