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Doll
Doll with waxed papier-mâché head and shoulder plate. Small fixed blue glass eyes. Blond wig glued to the head, wasted but remains tied by ribbons on either side of head. Red tint to stress facial features in the ‘Stülpnase’ style. Torso and legs stuffed with sawdust, forearms of blue painted kid terminating in three fingers.
Clothing: Long patterned dress and white underclothes.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
48.83.1
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(cm): 45
Techniques
painted
Material
wax
papier-mâche
wood (sawdust)
leather (goat)
Location
In store
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