Rag doll
Norah Wellings (1893 - 1975)
Category
Dolls
Date
1943
Materials
Textile
Measurements
580 mm (H)
Place of origin
Ireland
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 277504
Summary
A rag doll of an Irish country man, by Norah Wellings, c1943. A pair with 277503. Stiffened moulded felt head with raised and painted features, and white wig stuffed cloth body, stuffed felt arms and legs jointed at shoulders and hips. Dressed in a black frock coat and madder red breeches and orange gaiters, beige waistcoat, red neck-kerchief, madder red hat.
Makers and roles
Norah Wellings (1893 - 1975), maker