Composition-headed doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Composition headed doll
Measurements
Doll - 230 mm (height), Hat - 70 mm (diameter), Bag - 55 mm (length), Fan - 55 mm (length); 800 mm (width)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658992
Summary
A doll with a compostion head with painted and moulded facial features and long brown hair. A felt stuffed body. She wears a turquoise and navy check cotton three quarter length sleeved dress and a sash. The sleeves of which have a white cotton finish at the wrists. A large white cotton collar, a lace jabot with five metal buttons and lace edged hem. A lace edged white buchram petticoat and white, lace edged, cotton pantaloons. She wears white cotton socks and black leather shoes with a metal buckle. She has straw hat decorated with material flowers and lace and a band of the dress material. A chin elastic. She carries a bag, made of the dress material, with a drawstring. Inside is a ivory coloured plastic fan. Total number of items is 4.