Doll's pillow
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool, cotton and hair
Measurements
Pillowcase - 285 mm (length); 255 mm (width), Jumper - 520 mm (length); 435 mm (width), Piece of Cotton - 610 mm (length); 585 mm (width)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660628
Summary
A cream cotton doll's pillowcase and various items inside. The pillowcase has a broderie anglaise embroidery design, and is edged around with scalloped button-holing. One end is open with two small linen buttons which fasten on button holed loops. Within the pillowcase is an adult’s cream woollen hand knitted short-sleeved jumper with an open work pattern across the upper front. It fastens at the left hand shoulder with two small pearl buttons. There is also a length of cream cotton fabric hem-stitched on three sides with one long side raw-edged. One short edge has a wide hem with two button-holes in it. A small lock of red hair is glued to one corner. Total number of items is 6.