Home made doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Rubber, wool, ceramic and wood
Measurements
190mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657376
Summary
A doll with a tennis ball for the head, features drawn on with ink. Orange wool hair. Body made from round china jar. Cotton reels for arms and foot. Black knitted bodice, sleeves and around foot. Black felt skirt. White spotted red petersham ribbon around body. One jersey end of arm missing and detached left arm held on by white cotton tape. Brass rings as earrings. Purple and white plaited necklace.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Miss K Hall in 1991
Marks and inscriptions
Around the china jar: 'HAPPY FACE / FACIAL WASHING CREAM'