Dressed Doll
1870-1890 (made)
| Place of origin |
moulded glazed china shoulder head with a stuffed white cotton body and bisque lower limbs; painted facial features on white, black curls with centre parting and blue eyes
feet moulded and painted to represent heeled shoes
clothing: entirely made of crepe paper
dress, bright orange sewn with 14 bands around the length from the high bodice to the hem
bodice and sleeves to match
all outer garments are faded but the back is less so
underneath there is a matching petticoat over a white petticoat
legs bound with white crepe paper
feet moulded and painted to represent heeled shoes
clothing: entirely made of crepe paper
dress, bright orange sewn with 14 bands around the length from the high bodice to the hem
bodice and sleeves to match
all outer garments are faded but the back is less so
underneath there is a matching petticoat over a white petticoat
legs bound with white crepe paper
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | porcelain, cloth, crepe paper |
| Brief description | Doll in Crepe Paper, German, 1870-90 |
| Physical description | moulded glazed china shoulder head with a stuffed white cotton body and bisque lower limbs; painted facial features on white, black curls with centre parting and blue eyes feet moulded and painted to represent heeled shoes clothing: entirely made of crepe paper dress, bright orange sewn with 14 bands around the length from the high bodice to the hem bodice and sleeves to match all outer garments are faded but the back is less so underneath there is a matching petticoat over a white petticoat legs bound with white crepe paper |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Object history | Given in memory of Jessie Maddocks (nee Lishman), the donor's grandmother who was said to have been given the doll as a child |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.515-1992 |
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| Record created | February 21, 2001 |
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