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Midget
Doll
ca. 1880 (made)
ca. 1880 (made)
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Miniature carved wooden doll jointed at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. The jointing is all done with wooden pegs and pins. The head and body are carved from a single piece of wood. The body is rounded at the upper front and flat at the back and lower front. The lower parts of all the limbs are painted white. The lower arms taper to a pointed end and the feet are indicated by carved block ends to the lower legs. The head and shoulders are painted cream and pink with different colours for the facial features. There is a black hair cap. The eyes are blue, the mouth red and the eyebrows black.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Midget (assigned by owner) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood |
| Brief description | Midget, wooden Dutch doll probably made in Germany in the 1880s |
| Physical description | Miniature carved wooden doll jointed at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. The jointing is all done with wooden pegs and pins. The head and body are carved from a single piece of wood. The body is rounded at the upper front and flat at the back and lower front. The lower parts of all the limbs are painted white. The lower arms taper to a pointed end and the feet are indicated by carved block ends to the lower legs. The head and shoulders are painted cream and pink with different colours for the facial features. There is a black hair cap. The eyes are blue, the mouth red and the eyebrows black. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | Historical significance: The original doll who appeared in the Golliwogg books illustrated by Florence Upton, who owned the doll |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.498-1997 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2002 |
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