Nesting Doll Set
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0050 a-h
- Description
- A set of eight egg shaped dolls graduated in size so that each fits within the next. Two halves of each doll join at the waist by placing top over small wooden lip. (a) brightly coloured peasant woman wearing flowered red kerchief and apron over blue skirt and yellow blouse, round face with brow…
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- Title
- Nesting Doll Set
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 13.5 cm
- Description
- A set of eight egg shaped dolls graduated in size so that each fits within the next. Two halves of each doll join at the waist by placing top over small wooden lip. (a) brightly coloured peasant woman wearing flowered red kerchief and apron over blue skirt and yellow blouse, round face with brown hair, black eyes and red heart shaped lips painted on. (b) 8.5 h x 4.7 d, not so detailed, brightly coloured plain yellow kerchief with red dress, similar face. (c) 6.3 x 3.8, as (b) with pink kerchief and green dress. (d) 4.8 x 2.9 as (b) with yellow kerchief and blue dress. (e) 3.5 x 2.1 clothed in pink kerchief and robe of one piece. (f) 2.5 x 1.6 as (e) but yellow. (g) 1.8 x 1.1 no features at all, same shape as others but simply dyed a green-yellow. (h) .9 x .8-as (g) but dyed yellow, opens but is empty.
- Subject
- playthings
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0050 a-h
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