Wax on composition shoulder-head doll
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Wax on composition head and stuffed kid leather body, textiles
Measurements
338 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659581
Summary
A doll with a wax on papier mâché shoulder-head. Black pupilless inset glass eyes. Painted eyebrows and lips. Long ash-blonde mohair wig. Stuffed cloth body, black kid leather arms and hands. Stuffed cloth legs and feet covered with a pink silk or satin to imitate shoes. Wearing a faded pale pink cotton dress which is entirely covered with cream lace. Around the waist is a green and brown woven braid. White lace to cuffs and in a 'V' shape on the bodice. White cotton petticoat and white cotton pantaloons trimmed with lace.