DOLL

Description: DOLL BISQUE HEAD AND HANDS, CLOTH BODY, LEATHER FEET. BLUE DEMIN BLOUSE WITH WHITE LACE RUFFLE AROUND NECK AND SLEEVE ATTACHED TO DOLL. BLUE CHINA EYES. BONNET - GREY WOOL MATERIAL WITH BURGUNDY RIBBON DECORATIONS AROUND FRONT AND ON TOP. PETTICOAT WHITE COTTON, FASTENS WITH BUTTON - HAS TEARS. BLOOMERS WHITE COTTON, LACE TRIM AT BOTTOM FASTENS AT SIDE W/ BUTTON. SKIRT BLUE DENIM LINED WITH BROWN COTTON. BLUE RIBBON SASH AROUND WAIST. COSTUME IS HANDMADE FADING IS EVIDENT. ARTIFICIAL HAIR GLUED TO HEAD. CRACK IN LEFT SIDE OF HEAD REPAIRED WITH ADHESIVE, WHICH IS BRITTLE. LIPS AND CHEEKS PAINTED LIGHT PINK. BOTH HANDS CHIPPED. SEE CONSERVATION REPORT.

History: THIS DOLL WAS GIVEN TO MRS. JOHN CASSIDY WHEN SHE WAS 9 YEARS OLD. IT IS NOW 74 YEARS OLD AND MRS. CASSIDY HAS CHERISHED IT THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A COLLECTION AUDIT, WHICH INCLUDED THIS CURLING IRON. RESEARCH CONDUCTED INTO THE DONOR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS UNCOVERED.