Glazed china shoulder-head doll
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1880
Materials
Glazed china shoulder-head doll, textiles
Measurements
203mm (height) - not including hat
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659704
Summary
A glazed china shoulder-head doll with painted facial features and black painted and moulded hair. Stuffed cloth body, upper arms and upper legs. Glazed china lower arms, hands, lower legs and feet. Wearing a blue fabric sailor suit with a large collar. There is a light blue ribbon attached to the base of the front of the collar. Blue painted feet to imitate heeled boots. Black velvet hat decorated with tiny gold coloured beads.