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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Papier mache and wooden costume doll
Part of the Edward Lovett collection of dolls
Papier mache head doll with kid body and legs, kid forearms and wooden lower arms and hands with seperate fingers. Painted features with blue eyes and a black pate covered by real hair plaited wig. Brass hanging earrings (later addition) tucked into hair, and a brass shaped heart locket on black ribbon is tied round neck. Wearing long black silk moire skirt, white bodice, blue/white spotted padded cummerbund/girdle.White muslin fichu and apron with seperate pockets in a lilac/brown printed cotton. Painted flower motif on handkerchief in right pocket. Under shirt of scarlet flannel another of white flannel, finally a cotton shift with broderie auglaise collar. White knitted cotton stockings stretched over the knees with red flannel garters and black shoes of gros grain and leather.
