Peg wooden doll
Eric Horne
Category
Dolls
Date
1981
Materials
Wooden doll.
Measurements
Small doll - 80 mm (height), Large doll - 105 mm (height)
Place of origin
Topsham
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660992
Summary
Two wooden jointed dolls of different sizes in natural wood. They are identical except for size. The round head and body is in one piece with black painted hair, eyes and eyebrows and nose with red painted cheeks and mouth. The dolls have wooden joints at shoulder, elbow, hip and knee. 'E.H.' is impressed on the back of each. The box states 'wooden dolls by Eric Horne'. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of the doll: 'E.H.'
Makers and roles
Eric Horne, maker