Featured little wooden head seed doll

hi folks

something i picked up last week

bought it as it reminded me of something i thought i have seen on here, but image search isn't bringing up the list of similar dolls i thought it would

if you look at all those black dots (on shower floor) thats whats coming out of it

i only twigged as i kept having to sweep while more were falling out of her

any help appreciated

 

they are all in my palm in that second palm pic

 

She's a clothes pin doll - made from a wooden clothes pin, either original or made later for crafters.

 

1960s. Wearing a Granny dress.

Debora

 

the petticoat looks to have flowers so guessing thats linked in with the seeds falling out ?

 

I like her winter muff......

 

my how cruel ..........but stunning at the same time

 

how did she get them to behave that well ?.......................

 

her perfume , knocked them out cold !!!!!!

Like.......... Really COLD !!!!

 

The fabric is called 'broderie Anglaise', English embroidery, so called because it was popular in England in the 19th century. The way her skirt is gathered at the back is a late 19th-very early 20th century style.
So she is a cute little doll of a ca 1900 lady, all dressed for winter with her fur hat and muff.

 

If anything, I'd think she was inspired by the illustrations of Kate Greenaway who was extremely popular in the 1960s and her clothing was meant to invoke the Regency Era (with license.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Greenaway

Debora

 

oooo i like that term as well great info, thanks Aj

 

Seconded. That was the heyday for those dolls, and the makeup is pure 1960s "dolly". These dolls continued to be made, often from reproduction pins sold in craft stores, well into the 1990s.

 

If you squeeze her, is there a scent? I’m torn between thinking she’s a sachet (for a drawer or meant to be tied to a hanger) and my initial thought which was Christmas tree ornament. That ribbon on her back (visible in picture #5) could be tied to a branch.

 

I wouldn't think a Christmas ornament. (And no reason for her to be stuffed with seeds if she were.) A little something to scent a drawer more likely. What size is she?

Debora

 

......well i squeezed her and her.......head popped off ?........

yeah she's got that old musky fragrance (can you get a bottle of it anywhere? ) smell

so i think the hanger thing sounds very plausible

a great help, thanks

"charlie who ?"
......"you know charlie...boy hat........smells like musty vintage sachet dolls"

" oooooh......iiiiiiiim"

 

You've got a way with the gals.

 

I was thinking if you watered her, her hair might grow like grass. Maybe not.