Casgliadau Arlein

Cloth doll, Russian c. 1910

Stuffed rag doll with stitched features and painted cheeks, white cotton head and arms, dark green body and legs. Wearing long sleeved high necked blouse of lilac/black patterned cotton with orange ruffle on bodice and black cross grain bow at neck and a long purple wool skirt with deep scalloped brown flounce at hem and purple silk scalloped trim. Black sash, long ends, fastened at back. Dark green boots. On head the hair is caught in a chignon topped by a long ended lace bow and a white flower decoration. Historic description as a "commentary on contemporary European fashion"