Min
Dressed Doll
ca. 1868 (made)
ca. 1868 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
moulded glazed china shoulder head and lower limbs with a stuffed cloth body, painted facial features and moulded hair painted black; legs painted to represent black boots
clothing:
suit, cream wool with red braid trim
petticoat, drawers and chemise, white cotton
full length flannel, light blue
pair of stockings
boots, grey leather
clothing:
suit, cream wool with red braid trim
petticoat, drawers and chemise, white cotton
full length flannel, light blue
pair of stockings
boots, grey leather
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Min |
| Materials and techniques | moulded glazed china, cloth, leather |
| Brief description | Doll called Min, German, about 1868 |
| Physical description | moulded glazed china shoulder head and lower limbs with a stuffed cloth body, painted facial features and moulded hair painted black; legs painted to represent black boots clothing: suit, cream wool with red braid trim petticoat, drawers and chemise, white cotton full length flannel, light blue pair of stockings boots, grey leather |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 6 or very open and soft G (nape; incised) |
| Object history | Said to have been the favourite of the donor's mother, Ella Penney |
| Production | possibly as late as 1878 Reason For Production: retail |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.172-1976 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2001 |
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