Vivienne
(Mrs.) J. A. Latter Axton1885/1886
The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
Doll. Fine bisque head with fixed glass eyes. Tightly curled mohair wig. Pierced ears (no earrings). Ball-jointed strung composition body.
Dressed in a silk satin formal day dress in gold and peacock blue, trimmed with deep blue silk velvet. Fully lined in white cotton. Large bustle. White lace at neck and wrists. Dress fastens in back with embroidered buttons. Smocking at yoke, bodice and cuffs. Leather shoes and crochet socks, some white cotton underwear. Doll was originally mounted/sewn to a padded cushion and had her shoes pasted to a cardboard base for display purposes; this has since been reverted by Conservation.
- Title: Vivienne
- Creator: (Mrs.) J. A. Latter Axton
- Date Created: 1885/1886
- Location Created: France
- Physical Dimensions: Height: 33 cm, Height: 23.5 cm skirt and bodice, Height: 15 cm skirt at front, Height: 20 cm skirt at back, Width: 13.5 cm, Diameter: 18 cm skirt
- Provenance: Given by Mrs Latter Axton
- Medium: bisque head; composition body, silk satin and velvet dress
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