Wax doll
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Wax doll, textiles
Measurements
92 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659716
Summary
A doll's house size doll (circa 1820), made entirely of wax. It has moulded and painted facial features and painted hair. The left arm is broken at the shoulder. It is wearing a cream muslin dress, gathered at the shoulders, a green and cream patterned fabric petticoat and pleated cream muslin drawers or pantaloons, which only go from ankle to top of thigh. Green wax shoes.