by Tom Licence | May 16, 2016
Ceramic dolls’ heads, discarded intact at Ringstead village rubbish dump.
by Tom Licence | Apr 6, 2016
Dolls’ house tureen, decorated with a blue band and thinner bands of gold, with scrolled handles, The lid is missing. Found amid ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Apr 6, 2016
Chipped plain white ceramic plate from a dolls’ house or dolls’ tea set. The underside is shown in the photo. Found amid ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Apr 6, 2016
Large doll’s leg, with orange/ yellow boot and brown ribbon at the knee. The doll would have had a fabric body to which her ceramic limbs and head were attached. Found amid ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Apr 6, 2016
Large doll’s leg, with orange/ yellow boot and brown ribbon at the knee. The doll would have had a fabric body to which her ceramic limbs and head were attached. Found amid ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Mar 30, 2016
Miniature grey ceramic vase, missing the neck and handle.
by Tom Licence | Mar 24, 2016
Doll’s arm, with some damage to the finger tips. Found amid ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Mar 17, 2016
Mouded ewer (washstand jug) for a dolls’ house, with rib and dot design. Undamaged. Found amid domestic ash and refuse of the 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Mar 10, 2016
Head of doll or statuette, lightly coloured.
by Tom Licence | Jan 25, 2015
A doll’s washstand ewer (left) and kitchen jug (right), missing its handle. Both have been through a destructor.
by Tom Licence | Jan 25, 2015
Dolls’ crockery including pots, lids, a plate, and tea cups.
by Tom Licence | Jan 25, 2015
A variety of cake decorations including tiny dolls called ‘Frozen Charlottes’, a miniature mouse, and the head from a tiny spaniel (note the loop where it was attached to the body). The two dolls’ eyes obviously were not decorations.
by Tom Licence | Jan 24, 2015
Doll’s head, damaged. Eyes and hair missing.
by Tom Licence | Jan 24, 2015
Assorted ceramic dolls’ heads.
by Tom Licence | Jan 24, 2015
German china dolls’ heads, with features painted on over glaze.
by Tom Licence | Jan 24, 2015
Hollow head from a doll or statuette.
by Tom Licence | Jan 24, 2015
Dolls’ arms, originally stitched, tied or glued into fabric bodies. Unlike legs, these had to be left or right, except for those with featureless hands where the thumb and fingers were indiscernible. The arms second, fifth and sixth from the left could serve as...
by Tom Licence | Jan 24, 2015
A variety of dolls’ legs. These were tied, sewn or glued into fabric bodies and covered with the dresses worn by the dolls. Some have stockings and boots. It would have been too complicated for makers of cheap dolls to differentiate between left legs and right...
by Tom Licence | Jan 24, 2015
Dolls’ heads, broken at the neck, with minimal colouring – blonde hair and rosy cheeks.
by Tom Licence | Jan 24, 2015
Parian ware doll’s head with bonnet (chipped top right).
