- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Miniature porcelain doll. Female, wearing a traditional costume, which has been crocheted out of wool, which consists of a green dress, white shirt and a white apron. The facial details, hair and shoes have all been painted on. 1 of 6 miniature dolls [1985.36.149 .1 - .6] in traditional Swiss costumes, in a cardboard box [1985.36.149 .7 -.8]. [ASh [OPS move] 25/07/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Swiss
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1972
- Date collected
- By 1972
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1972
- Materials and processes
- Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Material Porcelain Pottery, Material Wood Plant, Material Cardboard Paper Plant, Process Painted, Process Woven, Process Moulded, Process Crocheted
- Dimensions
- Width: max 21 mm, Height: max 38 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.36.149.1
Search terms: Toy and Game, Figure, Doll Figure, Toy, Lid, Box
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