Peg doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Peg doll
Measurements
Each doll (min) - 81 mm (height), Each doll (max) - 135 mm (height)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666868
Summary
A set of twelve assorted peg dolls. They are all dressed in scraps of material with pipe cleaner arms. There are four larger dolls with long white aprons, and two other larger dolls with white waist aprons. These all have wool hair. Two of the smaller dolls have all in one suits, one blue, and one white, with painted hair. Another has a grey dress and a long cream apron, with long brown wool hair. Another has a dark grey garment with a white apron and is holding a wooden spade, with black coal on it and black painted hair. Another has a brown felt jacket and hat with grey ribbed trousers and a blue neckerchief. His orange pipe cleaner arms hold a small piece of wood. The smallest peg doll has a knitted skirt, a long cream apron with red wool wrapped around her upper body, and her hair is painted black. All the dolls except two, have plasticine and or blue tack bases. Total number of items is 12.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs M. Cooling in September 1984.