Celluloid doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Celluloid doll.
Measurements
Head and torso of doll - 205 mm (height)
Place of origin
Japan
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660985
Summary
A doll moulded from hollow celluloid. Her head and body are in one piece, with her legs and arms separate, held on by elastic. The elastic in the arms has deteriorated so that they are loosely attached, and the elastic for the legs is missing, so that they are separate from the body. The doll has moulded brown hair with a grey headband, and moulded and painted facial features. She wears a ribbed green bathing costume or one-piece underwear with beige straps. The head is cracked and badly dented. Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of the neck: 'MADE IN JAPAN'