Papier mache shoulder-head doll
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1830
Materials
Papier-mâché shoulder-head doll
Measurements
520 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664809
Summary
A papier-mâché shoulder-head doll, possibly a Pandora (name on the case label). She has moulded face and hair with painted facial features. She has a stuffed cloth body. She is wearing a brown chintz dress with a tucked bodice and strapped sleeves. The bodice and pleated skirt are lace-edged and there is brown covered piping cord around the waist. There are two green silk bows at the back. Underneath is a white cotton tucked petticoat and white cotton under petticoat. On her feet are brown leather shoes tied with a brown ribbon bow.