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1919.68.6

Doll with blonde hair and brown bonnet, a red and black striped skirt and a beige and brown apron. [LKG 20/10/2009]

1919.68.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Doll with blonde hair and brown bonnet, a red and black striped skirt and a beige and brown apron. [LKG 20/10/2009]
Long description
Doll with blonde hair and brown bonnet, a red and black striped skirt and a beige and brown apron. The doll wears a cream shawl printed with a design of rose-bud flowers, leaves and pink dots around the bottom edge. This shawl covers a bodice made from a black velvet front panel with red ribbon edging and red and black knitted sleeves. There is a lace top edge to this bodice. A large red ribbon has been tied under the doll's chin, this fastens the bonnet into position. The apron is woven into a gigham style pattern and tied around the waist. The doll is wearing black woolen stockings and brown ?leather shoes which are tied with red plaited string around the ankles. [LKG 20/10/2009]
Cultural groups
Danish
Person
Field collector Elizabeth Taylor
PRM source Elizabeth Taylor
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1918
Date collected
1914 - 1918
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1919
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Material Wool Textile Animal, Material Porcelain Pottery, Process Woven, Process Printed, Process Dyed, Process Knitted, Process Stitched, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length 520 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1919.68.6

Search terms: Figure, Toy and Game, Clothing, Doll Figure

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