Doll's clothes
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk and cotton.
Measurements
Largest garment - 80 mm (length), Smallest garment - 50 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660974
Summary
A set of hand-made clothes for a small doll, comprising of two dress coats, drawers, waist petticoat and chemise. One dress coat is in red silk, edged with cream lace and lined with white cotton. It has two red silk ties at the waist. The second dress coat is in the same style but in white silk edged with blue silk and cream lace and tied with blue ribbons at the waist. The drawers, waist petticoat and chemise are all in stiff white cotton edged with white cotton lace. The drawers and petticoat have cotton drawstrings at the waist. The chemise has narrow lace around the neckline and cuffs of the short sleeves, with a placket opening at the centre back. Total number of items is 5.