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Ceramic costume doll from Switzerland

Ceramic doll with brown glass eyes and 5 inserted teeth. Long blond hair tied back in a plait with blue ribbon. Solid shoulders and stuffed body with ceramic forearms and separate stuffed legs. Missing one brown "leather" shoe with paper buckle detail. Wearing a yellow dress with pink ribbon decoration and a green hem. Underneath is a red & white striped top with blue ribbon decoration and white cotton sleeves. Over the dress is an apron tied around the waist, with a flower pattern in pink, blue, green, purples and browns. Around the neck there is a white square collar with pink polka dots and a lace hem. There is a gold thread tied around the proper right wrist which reads "A girl from Unterwalden" on one side and "A girl from Lucerne" on the other. Seperate, a wide brimmed straw hat with blue threaded ribbon and green and pink ribbon floretts.

Part of the Edward Lovett collection of dolls

Collection Area

Social & Cultural History

Item Number

13.41.8.43

Historical Associations

Association Type:
Place: Switzerland

Creation/Production

Place: Switzerland

Acquisition

Purchase

Measurements

Length (mm): 310
Width (mm): 140
Depth (mm): 110

Techniques

Stuffed

Material

Ceramic
Glass
Ribbon
Paper
Cotton (fabric)

Location

In store
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