Glazed china shoulder-head doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glazed china shoulder-head doll, textiles
Measurements
255mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659703
Summary
A glazed china shoulder-head doll with moulded and painted blonde hair and moulded and painted facial features. Stuffed cloth body, upper arms and upper legs. Glazed china lower arms, hands, lower legs and feet. The feet have been painted black to imitate heeled boots. The right foot is missing. The left foot has been badly repaired. Wearing a faded pale blue-green muslin dress decorated with broiderie anglaise sleeves and detail near hem which is stained. Full skirt with three pin tucks. Blue-green ribbon bows on shoulders and at waist. Pale blue-green satin underskirt. White cotton petticoat trimmed with scalloped edged lace. White cotton drawers trimmed with identical scalloped edged lace.