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Details
A Fine pair of Early 19th Century English Wooden dolls
turned and painted, with inset pupiless eyes and brown wig, dressed in contemporary outfits, the woman in Regional style purple wool open robe with brocade bodice and silk apron, cream wool underskirt, lace bonnet and knitted stockings embroidered with clocks -- 12½.in. (32cm.) high; the man with brown, navy and cream wool jacket, cotton waistcoat, breeches and shirt, black silk tricorn hat stiffened with letter in French, socks and shoes --13in. (33cm.) high (nose chipped, silk melting); included with the lot are a pair of minitaure watercolours on ivory, English school circa 1835, of the original owners
See Colour Plate 8 (4)
turned and painted, with inset pupiless eyes and brown wig, dressed in contemporary outfits, the woman in Regional style purple wool open robe with brocade bodice and silk apron, cream wool underskirt, lace bonnet and knitted stockings embroidered with clocks -- 12½.in. (32cm.) high; the man with brown, navy and cream wool jacket, cotton waistcoat, breeches and shirt, black silk tricorn hat stiffened with letter in French, socks and shoes --13in. (33cm.) high (nose chipped, silk melting); included with the lot are a pair of minitaure watercolours on ivory, English school circa 1835, of the original owners
See Colour Plate 8 (4)
Provenance
These dolls were given as a pair to the bride of William Houghton, who married in 1835 in Winchester as a wedding gift from the family of Mr Houghton; the dolls went to their first born daughter and descended through the female line to the present owner, many of whom were from the West Country and Wales including, Augusta Trealeven and the Wind family.