1950-60s vintage French doll complete with handmade bed - made by Glasgow Dough School student

Description

VINTAGE HANDMADE 1950-60s DOLLS BED MADE BY A GLASGOW DOUGH SCHOOL STUDENT

THIS LOVELY AND BEAUTIFULLY HANDMADE DOLLS BED WITH ALL BEDDING AND INCLUDING A FULLY DRESSED FRENCH PORCELAIN DOLL.

IT WAS APPARENTLY MADE BY A STUDENT AT THE GLASGOW DOUGH SCHOOL (NOW PART OF THE GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY) AS PART OF A COURSE PROJECT OR THESIS SOMETIME IN THE LATE 1950’s OR EARLY 60’s. THE BLANKET CARRIES THE NAME OF “ M.C. STEVENSON ” AND THE SHEET HAS THE INITIALS “ M.S ” WHICH I ASSUME REFER TO THE STUDENT WHO MADE IT.

APART FROM THE ACTUAL DOLL, EVERY BEDDING ITEM, INCLUDING THE MATTRESS, PILLOW, BLANKET, EIDERDOWN & DOLL’S CLOTHING ETC, HAS BEEN HANDMADE AND THE DETAIL AND WORKMANSHIP IS SUBERB. ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE COTTON / LINEN HAS ‘YELLOWED’ OVER THE YEARS, IT ALL REMAINS IN GOOD CONDITION ALTHOUGH THERE ARE WHAT LOOK LIKE A FEW SMALL MOTH HOLES IN THE WOOL BLANKET (CAN BE SEEN IN ONE OF THE ATTACHED IMAGES).

THESE COURSE PROJECT ITEMS ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND SELDOM FOUND IN THIS CONDITION AS MOST WERE LIKLEY GIVEN TO YOUNG CHILREN TO PLAY WITH AND THEN OVER TIME DISCARDED – SURVIVING ONES HAVE NOW BECOME DESIREABLE DOLL COLLECTORS ITEM AND ARE NOT A CHILDS ‘ TOY ’.

I BOUGHT THIS ONE 20 YEARS AGO AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ADMIRED BY THOSE WHO SEE IT.
DIMENSIONS OF THE BED ARE :
OVERALL LENGTH : 59 CM
OVERALL WIDTH : 30 CM
OVERALL HEIGHT : 24 CM
WEIGHT : Approx. 2.5 KGS

HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANY MORE INFORMATION WHERE I CAN INCLUDING MORE IMAGES.

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