Rag doll
Chad Valley
Category
Dolls
Date
1920 - 1929
Materials
Fabric doll.
Measurements
440 mm (height)
Place of origin
Britain
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660869
Summary
A rag doll made of fabric and velvet. She has sewn, moulded and painted facial features with inset blue glass eyes. On her head is a red velvet hat with a white artificial fur trim. At the sides of her head are blonde ringlets, possibly mohair. Some of the hair is missing. The doll is jointed at the shoulders and waist. She is wearing a red velvet jacket which fastens at the front with three white mother of pearl buttons. A blue button at the back gives the manufacturer's name 'Chad Valley'. Her arms and body are cloth and her hands are rounded. Her legs are covered with red velvet and her feet are pointed.
Marks and inscriptions
Button on the back of the doll: 'CHAD VALLEY / BRITISH / HYGIENIC / TOYS'
Makers and roles
Chad Valley, manufacturer