King Henry VIII (1491-1547)
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wooden doll
Measurements
120 mm (height)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665452
Summary
A wooden doll made from a clothes peg depicting King Henry VIII. The doll has painted facial features, and stiffened pink jersey hands. The doll is wearing a black hat with red feathers and beads for decoration, and is wearing a green bodice with gold decoration. There is lace edging to the sleeves and the neck and the doll has a white fabric skirt and leg covering. The doll has an emerald green sash, and a maroon velvet sleeveless coat with red, black and white braid at the hem and the sleeve edges. The doll wears a faux fur collar and gold coloured metal link chain and coloured beads and is standing on square cork base. The doll appears to be handmade.