Early C19th 'Grodnertal' Wooden Peg Doll
Stock No
GSN1594RV
2017
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Item Description
Tiny Peg Doll, 'Grodnertal' Doll, in a Broderie Anglais smock tied with a pink satin sash
In very good condition, finely painted face, some paint on lower limbs.
Peg wooden dolls, also known as Dutch dolls (German: Grödner Gliederpuppen), are a type of wooden doll from South Tyrol.
Called Peg Dolls because shoulders, arms and legs are moveable as they have little pegs in the joints allowing flexibility.
This doll has pegs in her shoulders and hips, images 5,6 & 7
They originated as simple lathe-turned dolls from the Val Gardena in the Alps.These dolls were sold undressed and young girls and children would then make their clothing from scraps of fabric.
Other similarly-constructed wooden dolls, using a jointing technique where the arms and/or legs are attached to the body with pegs, are some of the oldest surviving dolls and were made worldwide.
Dimensions: Height 16.5cm, width at shoulders 5cm
Shipping: Tracked and insured £7
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
West London, London
Period
C1840
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
West London, London
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)779 2722264
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