Peg wooden doll
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1890 - circa 1920
Materials
Peg wooden doll , leather, plastic, textiles
Measurements
132 mm (height of smallest doll); 325 mm (height of tallest doll)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659741
Summary
10 wooden Dutch or peg wooden dolls. Each with painted facial features, black painted hair, jointed arms and legs. The doll marked /9 is missing both her legs, the doll marked /10 has only one leg. Some of the remainder have red painted feet and some white, except for /1 which has black painted feet. Each doll is wearing a unique costume. The doll labelled /1 is wearing a beige fabric long-sleeved dress with an embroidered bodice. Hanging from the bodice over the beige skirt is a green cord mesh with long, different coloured tassels. The doll labelled /2 is wearing a black velvet long sleeved dress decorated with imitation mother of pearl buttons and small pearl coloured beads arranged in patterns. She also wears a red petticoat, a white petticoat and white drawers trimmed with lace. The doll labelled /3 is also labelled 207. Wearing a brown fabric dress, a purple velvet cape, a lighter brown velvet hood, a cream muslin petticoat and brown leather boots. The doll labelled /4 is wearing a maroon knitted outfit comprising a matching long-sleeved top, skirt and hat. The doll labelled /6 is wearing a faded pink-beige cotton dress trimmed with lace at the neck and hem. There is smocking on the bodice. The doll labelled /7 is wearing a cream knitted outfit comprising a matching long-sleeved top and skirt. The doll labelled /8 is wearing a maroon brocade fabric shawl held together with a haberdasher's pin, a grey and blue striped fabric skirt and a beige silk bell-shaped hat which is partially disintegrating. The doll labelled /9 is wearing a red, yellow and blue-green striped fabric dress with straw hat. The doll labelled /10 (and also 433/11 crossed out) is wearing a blue and pink brocade dress and a beige velvet hat. The doll labelled /11 is wearing an outfit made entirely out of cream lace and net held together with a haberdasher's pin. Total number of items is ten