Not on display

Dressed Doll

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

moulded bisque shoulder head and lower legs with a stuffed cloth body, moulded composition arms, painted facial features and moulded hair painted blond; legs painted with copper lustre to represent heeled boots (one leg broken)
clothing:
dress and jacket, white cotton printed with yellow flecks
full petticoat and drawers, white cotton
flannel, with bodice of heavy cotton

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
moulded bisque, cloth, composition
Brief description
Doll, German, about 1868
Physical description
moulded bisque shoulder head and lower legs with a stuffed cloth body, moulded composition arms, painted facial features and moulded hair painted blond; legs painted with copper lustre to represent heeled boots (one leg broken)
clothing:
dress and jacket, white cotton printed with yellow flecks
full petticoat and drawers, white cotton
flannel, with bodice of heavy cotton
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.1cm
  • Head height: 8.9cm
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
6 or very open and soft G (nape; incised)
Object history
Belonged to the donor's aunt, Margaret Wallis, nee Penney
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
MISC.173-1976

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Record createdFebruary 27, 2001
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