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Puppet

Wooden doll with strings attached to back and head, and probably originally the arms too. Painted red, wooden yoke fastened across the dolls shoulders and two metal pails for it presented with the doll. The doll has painted face, hands, stockings and shoes, and wears a bonnet and a cotton dress and an apron.
Size: Height: 44.5 cm

Place: England

Object Type: puppet

Period: Victoria

Broad Date: Early Victorian

Actual Date: c. 1850

Century: 19th century

Materials: Wood, Metal, Cotton

Museum Accession Number: 1964.199/TOY.71