Wax shoulder portrait doll of Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
Margaret Glover
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1897
Materials
Brocade
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657362.2
Summary
Some of the Coronation robes made for the wax portrait doll of Queen Victoria, consisting of a gold coloured brocade cloak with gold coloured fringe trim at neck and edges, blue velvet ribbon bows on shoulders and mock buckle fastening of gold coloured metal and brilliants.
Makers and roles
Margaret Glover, clothes maker Lucy Peck (1846 - 1930 , maker