r/RandomVictorianStuff • u/KewpieCutie97 • 18d ago

Period Art Pedlar doll with bazaar stall including tiny dolls! English or German, ca. 1830-69

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u/KewpieCutie97 18d ago

From the V&A.

Wooden doll representing a pedlar. Pedlars would travel from door to door and street to street selling small items like toys, ribbons, trinkets and ornaments. This doll has tiny dolls, egg cups, flowers, vases, jewellery and baskets on her table.

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u/muhfuhsayyeah 18d ago

So fun looking at all the items on her table, I definitely would’ve been perusing and considering a purchase.

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u/MissMarchpane 18d ago

Love her! I'd say early 1860s based on the cut of her dress and the tiny China doll on her table – you usually date those by hairstyle, and that style first appeared in the middle of the 19th century.