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Collection Photo, Print, Drawing Chinese family paper dolls and sets of official costumes from the Qing Dynasty. Five articulated handmade paper dolls of Chinese family and sets of official costumes, Qing Dynasty

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Title

  • Chinese family paper dolls and sets of official costumes from the Qing Dynasty.

Other Title

  • Five articulated handmade paper dolls of Chinese family and sets of official costumes, Qing Dynasty

Created / Published

  • [1900?]

Headings

  • -  Paper dolls
  • -  Families--China--Juvenile literature
  • -  China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912--Miscellanea
  • -  Costumes--Chinese--1900

Genre

  • Paper dolls--1900

Notes

  • -  The father is a 2nd rank civil official with the mother, a son, a daughter and an infant. Each of the dolls has a narrow stiff card stand attached to the back that fits into a slotted wooden button-like disk base. The articulated arms and legs are attached with knotted thread on each doll. Includes 16 sheets of uncut color costumes and hats or hair ornaments in different sizes with tabs to fit each doll family member.

Medium

  • 16 sheets : hand-colored illustrations ; 20 x 26 cm
  • 5 paper dolls : hand-colored ; between 15 x 7 and 24 x 7 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PZ10.88 .C55 1900

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2015649329

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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