Beschreibung:

A fine and rare English turned and carved wood doll, circa 1794 painted flesh colour all-over with bright pink cheeks, inset dark eyes, 'stitched' brows and lashes, ear piercings, original long brown hair wig falling in curls down her back, ball and hinge joints at shoulder and elbow and tightly fitting hinge joints at the thighs and knees on well carved legs --16in. (41cm.) high (rub to nose and damage to five fingers) , wearing original spotted muslin gown trimmed with pale blue silk ribbon and lace with silk petticoat, matching turban and sash, flannel petticoat, shift, wool stockings, one glove only and buckled shoes, her wardrobe also including a muslin overdress with long sleeves, tucks, embroidered spots and drawstring gathering at the neck and waist with matching turban, a pale pink silk under robe with lace edged cuffs, a cream and lilac silk bodice, trimmed with cream silk ribbon and lace, a linen dressing jacket and gown with ruffles at the cuffs, necks, front and drawstring at neck and waist, a muslin stole with tambour embroidery, trimmed with lace and edged with silk ribbon with matching sash, three muslin bonnets, a straw hat trimmed with purple cotton and pale blue silk ribbon, a fashionable black silk hat trimmed with feathers, a pair of striped cotton pockets containing two handkerchiefs, two linen nightgowns with ruffles and drawstring at neck and cuffs and a linen chemise with facilities for drawstring at neck, two ribbed cotton under petticoats, a flannel petticoat, a cream satin petticoat and similar cape with lace edged frill, muslin fichu and a striped cotton bodice and closed robe edged with frills; contained in a bent-wood box with 1890s photograph and letters