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Description: | Dolls are known by the material used to make their heads and shoulders. This doll has been made with a wax head, hands and feet. Poured wax dolls became popular in Europe during the 19th century. They were made by pouring liquid wax into warm moulds, covering the sides in just 3 millimetres of wax, leaving the centre hollow. Each strand of hair was attached to the head and like many dolls, human hair was used. Glass eyes were also added. Many mid 19th century dolls had blue eyes. This might be because the popular Queen Victoria had blue eyes. The bodies were generally made with stuffed cloth and dressed in fashionable styles of the time. The finest wax dolls were made in England by two Italian families, the Pierottis and Montanaris. Dolls representing young girls were known as bebes and were popular from the 1870s. Before then, most dolls were of adults.
Poured wax doll with fixed blue glass eyes, real blonde hair and a hand stitched stuffed cloth body, dressed in a brocade dress and cape. | 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 Dolls and Toys Costume dolls | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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