Casgliadau Arlein

Doll with wax covered papier-mâché head and upper torso. Painted plaster hands and feet attached by metal needle. Painted hollow wooden tubes as lower arms and lower legs. Lower torso coloured papier-mâché, central torso of material enclosing ‘voice box’. Her glass eyes close when she is lying down. ‘Stülpnase’ type. Mouth semi-open showing four teeth. She has blond curly hair which is stitched to hessian ground. This has then been attached to her head with small nails.

Clothing: White cotton dress trimmed with lace. A long white cotton petticoat with 4 stitched horizontal pleats and a white cotton underdress with lace trimmed sleeves and neck opening but plain, short skirt section. She also has plain white long underpants.