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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Doll made from a wooden clothes peg, collected in London
Wooden clothes peg doll with face covered by lace fichu (?), rolls of knitted cotton arms stitched to it. Wearing a petticoat of cream coloured knitted cotton, cotton underskirt with brown/white trellis pattern with scalloped hem line. The long dress with train and full sleeves in spinach green cotton satin has a printed design in greys/greens of religious (?) motifs with greek (?) letters and symbols in medallion shapes. Metallic beaded braid is stitched round the hemline. A sash of royal blue satin ribbon is tied in a big bow at teh back and on the head is a faded pink cotton cap covered with a filigree metallic thread.
Part of the Edward Lovett collection of dolls
