Antique Wax Head “Pumpkin Head” Doll with Original Dress c.1870 decorative book Paint loss and surface wear

Paint loss and surface wear throughout

A boys' jacket

with strong typography

and wear to lace and fabric

EraEdwardian period

Antique Wax Head “Pumpkin Head” Doll with Original Dress c.1870 decorative book Paint loss and surface wearAntique Wax Head Pumpkin Head Doll with Original Dress c. 1870 This is an antique wax head doll, commonly known as a pumpkin head, dating to around 1870. The solid wax head with softly modelled features and painted hair is characteristic of late 19th century wax dolls, produced before the widespread use of composition and bisque. The doll has a traditional cloth torso with carved wooden lower arms, hands, lower legs and feet, a construction typical of