King George V (1865–1936)
Peggy Nisbet
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plastic doll, velvet, fur, braid, metal and ribbon
Measurements
204 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661196
Summary
A plastic costume doll dressed as King George V. He has moulded and painted facial features with a full beard and moustache, grey-brown hair, and moveable arms. He wears a navy blue felt military uniform with a tail coat which has gold braid epaulettes, cuffs, belt, and stripe down the outside seam of his trousers. The short jacket fastens with small black bead buttons and there is a silver insignia on his chest with a central red cross on white. He also has a blue ribbon sash fastened with a gold buckle. Fastened around his neck with gold braid is a long purple velvet cape lined with white fur and edged with three rows of gold braid. He has black painted shoes. He stands on an oval silver metal stand with a spring across his feet. Attached to his arm is a folded label that gives details of the doll’s maker, character and a short history.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Jane Henderson in 1987.
Makers and roles
Peggy Nisbet , maker