Glazed china shoulder-head doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glazed china-headed doll, velvet and cotton
Measurements
100 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660953
Summary
A glazed china shoulder-headed doll. The doll's head and shoulders are made from glazed china and have moulded and painted facial details with black painted hair. She has a stuffed fabric body with arms that are jointed at the shoulders and leg that are jointed at the hips. Her lower arms and legs are made from white unglazed china. She wears a cream coloured dress with designs of flowers and foliage, trimmed with blue velvet at the hem and sash. The dress has a sash which ties at the neck.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs R. Drummond-Jackson in October 1979.