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Description
Costume: cap, apron, bedgown, skirt, petticoat, chemise, neckerchief, stockings, shoes, shawl, choker.
Body: Wax composition head and shoulders, a fabric body and limbs stuffed with an unidentified material, probably woodchip or straw. The hands are pink leather. The hair is grey and secured into a fabric cap.
Baby: It is possible that National Museum Wales 34.306.12 is the baby that belongs with this doll.
Hat: none
Cap: net trimmed with lace
Height : 40cm
General observations: The back of the gown and the back of the gown have red tape edging.
Date: said to date to about 1809
Provenance and History: Belonged to the donor’s grandmother, Mrs Robert Owen (1799-1852). She was mayoress of Welshpool in 1847-8. According to the donor, her grandmother owned it as a child in circa 1809. She also claims that it was exhibited at one of the Paris exhibitions of the 1890s – “forty years ago”.
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