Papier mache shoulder-head doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Papier-mâché shoulder-head doll
Measurements
410 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664810
Summary
A papier-mâché shoulder-head doll with kid body, arms, hands, legs (stuffed with sawdust revealed through a hole) and feet. She has moulded and painted facial features and glass inserted eyes and an open mouth. On her head is real dark brown hair. She is wearing a green cape with green velvet trim, a brown striped silk dress and a straw bonnet with a green silk ribbon. Underneath are two white cotton petticoats, cream cotton stockings and brown velvet shoes.