Peg wooden doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Linen, wood and cotton
Measurements
255 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660857
Summary
A large wooden peg wooden doll with one separate leg. This hand made doll is jointed at the shoulder and hip, the legs and hands are painted white. The face, painted pink, has a prominent nose and blue painted eyes, black eyebrows and lashes and a red mouth. Black hair is painted on the head. She is wearing a red and white spotted dress tied in a large bow at the back neckline. Over this she has a white linen waist apron with an openwork border at the hem. This ties in a large bow at the back. Beneath her dress she wears a pair of white linen drawers. Total number of items is 2.