Welsh costume doll, Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum of Childhood, London, D20
Description
Costume: hat, cape, apron, bedgown, skirt, two underskirts.
Body: ceramic face
Hat: silk plush
Cap: lace
Height: without hat: 26cm
General observations: This is similar to the pair in Tenby Museum (D3, D4). D3 has a very similar red cloak with feathered stitch embroidery. The underskirt also has feather stitch ornament. Printed cotton bedgown.
Date: about 1880
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