Wax shoulder-head doll
Montanari
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1850
Materials
Wax shoulder-head doll, metal, wood, textiles
Measurements
520 mm (height of doll)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659720
Summary
A wax-headed doll with moulded facial features - a 'London Rag Baby'. The pupils of the eyes are small black nails. She has real blonde hair which is straight. The body, arms and legs are of stuffed cloth. She wears a very long cotton christening robe with a white lace panel at the front of the bodice and lace trim on the shoulders and cuffs. She wears a lace bonnet with thick lace trim round the edge. Her underwear consists of two long linen petticoats and one short cotton petticoat. There is also a brown wooden box with wired-on wooden lid. Total number of items is two
Marks and inscriptions
End of box: Montanari Doll Inside lid: A present from/ Lady Granville to dear little Mary -/ Oct. 14. 1854.
Makers and roles
Montanari , maker