child's doll
Object numberI851
Titlechild's doll
Descriptionsmall doll, wax over papier mache head with glass inset eyes painted brown. Modelled hair painted dark blonde. Solid trunk, arms and lower legs, with blue painted boots, attached to linen stuffed limbs. She is wearing an intricately stitched cap in cotton and lace with red stitching and a pearl, covered by a large cotton and lace bonnet. The jacket is of faded pink silk with lace trim. The skirt is missing, but the net crinoline and underskirt is still present. The pagoda sleeves and single button on the jacket indicates a date of circa 1860s.
Production date circa 1860 - circa 1869
Production period19th century
Object namedoll
Dimensions
- height: 18.7 cm