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Tea cosy
Tea cosy in the form of a Welsh lady/doll. Purchased by Janet N. Wiles as a souvenir from the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, 1938. Plastic torso of doll dressed in a paisley shawl with crocheted bonnet and black cardboard hat. The skirt forms the tea cosy and is made of black and red-striped Welsh flannel lined with paisley-printed cotton and with a miniature dog-tooth apron. The doll also holds a straw bag.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F02.40
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Wiles, Janet N.
Association Type: Souvenir
Date: 1938 - 2002
Place: Glasgow
Creation/Production
Role: Handmade
Place: unknown
Period: 1938 (circa)
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(cm): 34
Width
(cm): 24
Material
Flannel (wool)
Twill weave (cellulosic)
Plastic
Cardboard
Location
In store
Classification
SOFT FURNISHINGS (Furnishing Fabric)Comments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.