Glazed china shoulder-head doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glazed china shoulder-head doll
Measurements
110 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660291
Summary
A glazed china headed doll, head and shoulders in one. She has moulded and painted features and black painted hair. On the back of the shoulders is impressed 12. The body is stuffed fabric. The arms are stuffed fabric to the elbows with unglazed china forearms and hand, and are jointed at th shoulders. The legs are jointed at the hips, and stuffed fabric to the knees and lower legs and shoes are unglazed china. She is wearing a faded crepe paper dress with a very full gathered skirt. This crepe paper has faded to a pale brown but on examining the skirt it was once layers of pale green and pink.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of shoulders: 12