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Subiaco Museum > Records

TOY: PORCELAIN DOLL'S HEAD

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c. 1920

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Porcelain doll's head of girl with golden curly hair held by a blue ribbon, red lips, rouged cheeks, blue eyes, pencilled eyebrows. There is a small hole at the top of the head. The remainder of the doll was possibly made of fabric with stuffing. From the home of Mrs Marie King of 18 Rupert St, Subiaco

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From the home of Mrs Marie King of 18 Rupert St, Subiaco

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cwa-org-43-2005.121

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Example of the head of a doll, which possibly had a fabric body. From the home of Mary King, 18 Rupert Street, Subiaco

Aesthetic: Social: Provenance: Representativeness:

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Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance

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