Fabric doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Fabric doll, metal, wood and stuffing
Measurements
Doll - 250 mm (height), Chair -75 mm (width); 170 mm (height); 160 mm (depth)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661373
Summary
This object consists of a grandmother doll sitting in a rocking chair. She has a fabric stuffed head with embroidered and appliquéd features. She has grey wool hair gathered into a topknot tied with a pale blue ribbon. She has wire glasses and tiny bead earrings. She has a fabric body and limbs. The arms are jointed at the shoulders and the legs at the hips. She is wearing a black and metallic blue dress with long sleeves which has lace at the neck and the wrists. She has white pantaloons with lace at the ankles and pale blue crochet wool slippers. She holds wooden knitting needles and is knitting red wool. The rocking chair is made of the wooden components of spring pegs. Total number of items is 2.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Miss K Hall in 1991