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Paper dolls. [D 8915/6/31(Misc)] • Artwork

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Summary

33 hand-drawn paper dolls, five featuring men wearing military uniforms and formal suits, and the others of women dressed in intricately detailed formal ball gowns with bustles and long trains, approximately 1880s style dress. The paper dolls are hand-coloured with watercolour paints. Some are damaged and have torn hands and heads. Also includes three commercial paper dolls, possibly cut out of a newspaper or magazine, two of women wearing dresses, and one of a man in a hunting suit and carrying a rifle.

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Physical description

Artworks (paintings)
watercolour
mixed media
Artworks (drawings)
pencil
ink
ink wash
mixed media
Artwork (drawing, pen and ink with watercolour wash), 1 cm.

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1884

Subject

Drawing.
Children's art.
Architecture -- Sketch-books.
Room layout (Dwellings)
Furniture -- England -- Drawings.
Terrace houses -- England.
Outdoor recreation for children.
Clothing and dress 19th century.
Paper dolls -- Specimens.

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General notes

Note accompanying item 1, sketchbook: "The story we were given when buying it included a Chinese missionary background, but there is not hint of this in the contents."

Digitisation information

Date

22/01/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,701 x 6,322 pixels (17.1 MP)

Size

51.25 MB

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