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Doll

Fashion dolls were produced throughout the 1800s as playthings. This one is dressed to impress for the early 1870s. She would have been an expensive gift and her condition suggests her owners played with her very carefully. Her head is ceramic and her hands and feet are made of leather.

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Summary

: TA1190

: Social History

: Doll

: Doll; bisque (unglazed ceramic) head, leather hands and feet. Dressed in a long brown silk skirt with deep pleated border and a brown silk bodice and overskirt with ruching at the back. No shoes or stockings. Also a black velvet jacket edged with white fur.

Doll

Toys, Dolls & Games

Current Location

On Display at M Shed, Bristol Places Gallery

: 1870

: Victorian Era

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