Doll
Dressed bisque-headed doll with extra clothes. The dress is in a very fashionable style of the 1880s for girls to wear, although the lace bonnet and the doll's mouth with the tongue between the lips are more suggestive of a baby.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 16 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Dressed doll called Louisa, representing a young Caucasian girl, made by Bru in France ca. 1890 |
| Physical description | Dressed bisque-headed doll with extra clothes. The dress is in a very fashionable style of the 1880s for girls to wear, although the lace bonnet and the doll's mouth with the tongue between the lips are more suggestive of a baby. |
| Credit line | Given by Miss F Ashbee |
| Object history | The doll, known as Louisa, was given by Miss F Ashbee (RF [19]61/1861). (Jane) Felicity Ashbee was born 22/02/1913 and died 26/07/2008, the daughter of the architect and craftsman C R (Charles Robert) Ashbee and his wife Janet Forbes. Felicity Ashbee was an artist, designer, author and teacher. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.376-1962 |
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| Record created | March 9, 2004 |
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