Tumbling Toy
1820-1850 (made)
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Tumbling doll representing a milkmaid and baby. The doll will regain its balance if knocked over; it has a bulbous shape with a weight inside it. The whole is moulded to show a woman in a brown dress with blue scarf, white with blue trim apron and gold trim on skirt and scarf, black hair, blue eyes and white head dress holding a baby over her right arm in white with blue trimmed long gown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Composition |
| Brief description | Composition tumbling toy in the shape of a mother and baby made in Germany between 1820 and 1850 |
| Physical description | Tumbling doll representing a milkmaid and baby. The doll will regain its balance if knocked over; it has a bulbous shape with a weight inside it. The whole is moulded to show a woman in a brown dress with blue scarf, white with blue trim apron and gold trim on skirt and scarf, black hair, blue eyes and white head dress holding a baby over her right arm in white with blue trimmed long gown. |
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| Accession number | MISC.607-1992 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2003 |
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