Peg wooden doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
Doll - 17 mm (height), Egg - 32 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664508
Summary
A small yellow wooden egg which opens into two halves. The place where it splits is painted with a gold coloured band. The top half of the egg is hollow. The bottom half has a small hole cut in the centre of it. Standing in this hole there is a small, wooden, Dutch or peg wooden doll with painted black hair and facial features. She has painted feet, her left arm is missing and the egg has red paint marks on it. Total number of items is 3.