Doll
Simon and Halbig (fl.1839-1943)
Category
Dolls
Date
1910
Materials
Wood, ceramic, glass and hair
Measurements
470 mm (Height)
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 815070
Summary
Jointed doll, 'Victoria'. Ceramic head painted with glass eyes; wood body; ceramic hands and lower legs. Trimmed with human hair and eyelashes.
Provenance
Lady Labouchere (nee Rachel Hamilton-Russell) collection. Victoria' was given to Lady Labouchere when a little girl, by her rather masculine cousin, Jean Hamilton-Russell (later Mrs Arthur Hayward Longsdale).
Makers and roles
Simon and Halbig (fl.1839-1943)