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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; wax; hair; plastic; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0044
- Description
- A very old and delicate doll with light brown human hair worn in two braids. Head of doll of wax, papier mache composition with painted features and glass eyes that open and close by a weighted mechanism inside head. Hair attached to stiffened, shaped fabric that fits over dome of head. Neck, shoul…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- fibre; wax; hair; plastic; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 67.0 x 9.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A very old and delicate doll with light brown human hair worn in two braids. Head of doll of wax, papier mache composition with painted features and glass eyes that open and close by a weighted mechanism inside head. Hair attached to stiffened, shaped fabric that fits over dome of head. Neck, shoulders and bust of doll in wax. Body, arms, legs and feet of stuffed cotton fabric. Lower arms and hands molded of celluloid. Wearing an ornate white sheer muslin dress trimmed with lace and fine embroidery, with ruffled hem. Knitted blue cardigan sweater, two white cotton petticoats and knee length bloomers trimmed with tucks and lace. A flannel under petticoat with feather stitch embroidery. A pair of textured white cotton knee length stockings and fine black leather dress boots with small heels and buttons down the sides.
- Subject
- households
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0044
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- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0056
- Description
- A small, dark doll dressed in the fashion of a Negro slave in the period of the mid 19th Century. Green striped full skirt, with bright pink fichu and red plaid tignon on head. Stuffed body, with full, ruffled, white petticoat tacked over a basket frame to maintain fullness. Brown face with black w…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1978
- Material
- fibre; grass
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 14.0 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- A small, dark doll dressed in the fashion of a Negro slave in the period of the mid 19th Century. Green striped full skirt, with bright pink fichu and red plaid tignon on head. Stuffed body, with full, ruffled, white petticoat tacked over a basket frame to maintain fullness. Brown face with black wool hair and painted features, arms holding skirt up over petticoat.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0056
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- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- fibre; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0091 a,b
- Description
- Two dolls in Greek ethnic dress. Dolls of thin, hollow, formed plastic, with heads covered with laminated fabric on which has been painted identical features, and woolly hair attached. Arms, from elbows down, cast of hard plastic and fastened to wire armatures at the elbow. (a) woman, black pleated…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Material
- fibre; plastic
- Dimensions
- 35.5 cm
- Description
- Two dolls in Greek ethnic dress. Dolls of thin, hollow, formed plastic, with heads covered with laminated fabric on which has been painted identical features, and woolly hair attached. Arms, from elbows down, cast of hard plastic and fastened to wire armatures at the elbow. (a) woman, black pleated dress and vest trimmed with bright colours and lace, girded at waist with wide red sash with sequins at front, brightly trimmed, loose sleeved yellow blouse. Lace trimmed yellow scarf tied over braided brown hair. Gold disk earrings and medallions at breast, holding white wool and spindle, black plastic shoes with bright ankle bands, long white stockings, two very stiff petticoats. (b) man, short, white pleated chiton with red felt vest trimmed in bands of gold and white, blue sash at waist with blue and white twisted belt tied in loops, soft red cap with long black tassel perches on side of black hair, red plastic shoes with large blue and white pompoms and black ribbons at knees over long white stocking, blue curled mustache.
- Subject
- households
- playthings
- children
- Costas Kalimiros
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0091 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1025 a-f
- Description
- Plastic molded body with moveable arms legs and head. Hair is dark curly brown. Painted eyebrows and underlashes, fibre eyelashes. Green irises are glued onto plastic white orbs. Open red mouth with a curious red fabric inside. Belly has numerous holes indicating it was probably a talking doll. …
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 57.0 cm
- Description
- Plastic molded body with moveable arms legs and head. Hair is dark curly brown. Painted eyebrows and underlashes, fibre eyelashes. Green irises are glued onto plastic white orbs. Open red mouth with a curious red fabric inside. Belly has numerous holes indicating it was probably a talking doll. Items of clothing are: thick cotton panties, 2 underslips, fancy dress and bonnet.
- Subject
- households
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1025 a-f
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