Peg wooden doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wooden doll
Measurements
163 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660920
Summary
A Dutch or peg wooden doll which is jointed at the shoulders and hips by means of wooden pegs. Her head and shoulders are painted pink, her hair is black, and painted as if wound around her head. She has painted facial features, but no mouth. Her body, hands and feet are roughly carved into shape, and her hands and feet are painted white.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs F. R. Gatty in June 1976.