Untinted bisque shoulder-head doll
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1875
Materials
Bisque shoulder-head doll, textiles
Measurements
380 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659621
Summary
An untinted bisque shoulder-headed doll with painted facial features and moulded and painted blonde hair in a moulded hair net. Stuffed cloth body, upper arms and upper legs. Untinted bisque lower arms and hands, lower legs and feet painted black to imitate lace up boots. The right foot is broken and half of it is missing. Wearing a white cotton lawn dress trimmed with lace at the neck and cuffs. The skirt and shoulders are decorated with blue ribbon bows. The back of the bodice laces together in a criss-cross fashion. White muslin petticoat with a ruffle at hem, white cotton drawers with a ruffle trim.