Sandy
Doll
1850-1860 (made)
1850-1860 (made)
| Place of origin |
composition shoulder head with stuffed cloth body and legs, blue leather arms, inserted glass eyes and moulded and painted facial features and hair
wearing:-
kilt of grey and brown tartan
brown wool jacket
white cotton shirt
braces
white quilted waistcoat
red bow tie
vest
cotton long johns
cotton trousers with fall front
green and black checked socks
leather shoes
velvet cap with metal thistle and a feather
Dressed as a Scots boy
wearing:-
kilt of grey and brown tartan
brown wool jacket
white cotton shirt
braces
white quilted waistcoat
red bow tie
vest
cotton long johns
cotton trousers with fall front
green and black checked socks
leather shoes
velvet cap with metal thistle and a feather
Dressed as a Scots boy
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Sandy |
| Materials and techniques | moulded composition, glass, cloth, metal, feather |
| Brief description | "Sandy". Doll Dressed as a Scots Boy, German, 1850-60 |
| Physical description | composition shoulder head with stuffed cloth body and legs, blue leather arms, inserted glass eyes and moulded and painted facial features and hair wearing:- kilt of grey and brown tartan brown wool jacket white cotton shirt braces white quilted waistcoat red bow tie vest cotton long johns cotton trousers with fall front green and black checked socks leather shoes velvet cap with metal thistle and a feather Dressed as a Scots boy |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | (The undergarments and trousers are marked 'Moses' in sepia ink) |
| Object history | The marking of some of the garments with the name 'Moses' probably indicates that they belonged to a real child |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.4:1, 2-1961 |
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| Record created | February 6, 2001 |
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