Bisque-headed doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Bisque-headed doll
Measurements
With the hat - 360 mm (height)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658900
Summary
Bisque headed doll with kid leather body, arms, hands, legs and feet. Black real hair. Painted facial features, brown glass eyes. Pierced ears, no earrings. Wearing a deep pink long sleeved dress with lace collar edged with a black ribbon. Lace and black ribbon trim to bodice and to bottom of skirt. Lace cuffs. Deep pink hat with black feather trim and haberdasher's pin. White cotton petticoat trimmed with cream lace, cream wool petticoat trimmed with cream lace. White cotton drawers trimmed with cream lace. Cream fine knitted socks. Brown kid leather boots each with black beads to represent buttons.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr and Mrs R. Dyson in May 1976.