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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1938.292 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name dummy, display head Description Milliners dummy or display head. Made from papier-mâché, with painted decoration - black hair, green collar and made-up face. Pin holes in the sides where hats were pinned to it. Hollow head and neck form constructed from papier-mâché. Painted for display - black hair, eyes and eyebrows, flesh coloured face, red lips, green and black collar, and brown base. Constructed in two pieces - front and back - the join line is still visible. Early 19th century? Production date 1800 - 1850 Production period Victorian Material papier-mâché, paint Dimensions height: 315.00 mm Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1938.292
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

dummy, display head
Description

Milliners dummy or display head. Made from papier-mâché, with painted decoration - black hair, green collar and made-up face. Pin holes in the sides where hats were pinned to it. Hollow head and neck form constructed from papier-mâché. Painted for display - black hair, eyes and eyebrows, flesh coloured face, red lips, green and black collar, and brown base. Constructed in two pieces - front and back - the join line is still visible. Early 19th century?
Production date

1800 - 1850
Production period

Victorian
Material

papier-mâché, paint
Dimensions
Location

In Store

Details