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Description: | This doll is made of celluloid, an early form of plastic developed in the mid 1800s. Each part of the doll, from the fixed head to the jointed limbs, would have been created using moulds and heat to shape sheets of celluloid. The doll is dressed in traditional Viennese costume. She has moulded hair, blue painted intaglio (engraved) eyes and black painted shoes. A turtle mark is moulded onto the doll's body. This was the symbol of a renowned German celluloid manufacturer, Rheinische Gummi und Celluloid Fabrik Co, which made both complete dolls and components for other doll makers
Viennese girl doll with a fixed head, blue painted intaglio eyes and black painted shoes, dressed in traditional Viennese costume. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Childhood Toys Social history Traditions Dolls and Toys Costume dolls | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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