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Object Name: Doll
Date Made: late 1800s
late 1800s
Description: A doll with a painted and glazed china head, hands and lower legs. Black hair and facial features painted on. Dressed in a two piece outfit, bodice and gathered skirt of plain red cotton, hand sewn, with a silk ribbon sash around the waist, tied in a bow at the centre back. Chemise and petticoat of plain white cotton, machine stitched, the petticoat edged with lace trim handsewn in place. The body and upper legs of the doll are stuffed with straw or horsehair with some hand stitching used to define and articulate the limbs.
Materials: china : cotton : straw or horsehair
Catalogue Number: HOYFM.999.1989

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