Doll
Artifact
Identifier:
X2009.073
Description
Pedlar doll with shop display. This type of simple wooden doll is called a 'peg wooden'. These crude but popular dolls were produced in Germany and the Netherlands in the mid to late 19th century and sold around the world. Customers typically had to make their own clothes for them.
This particular doll has been made into a 'pedlar doll' which means she is provided with all different types of objects she is 'selling'. Making pedlar dolls was a popular craft in the mid-19th century with an aim toward collecting the most exquisite and fascinating miniature items. These 'shop' articles range in date from the 1840s to the 1920s.
Date:
c.1880
