doll (pastimes: toys)

Doll wearing a white and silver lace overskirt with black pleated trim and blue and orange braiding at the bottom. The underskirt is of shiny purple fabric with silver braiding trim at the bottom. The petticoat is yellow and there is a pair of grey, blue and black striped knickerbockers. The red upper garment has silver braiding across the middle and around the cuffs and edges, with tassels which extend down at front and back. The cream jacket has gold thread in a dot pattern and sequins at the cuffs. A lace veil with black and grey headscarf over the top with three strings of beads with coins attached and a cream headscarf underneath with gold thread in a dot pattern. There are grey, patterned shoes. The doll is attached to a wooden board covered in cream fabric with a floral pattern in pink metallic thread.

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