Title

Knitting Woman: Doll

Creation Date

20th century

Count

1

Maker's Mark

Charlotte Weibull - Akarp - Sweden

Description

A female doll made of cloth, wire, wood, yarn and metal.  Depicts an older woman knitting.  Her costume includes a grey dress, a ½-apron with vertical stripes in red, pink and green, a grey crocheted shawl, a red cap and mittens, red bloomers and stockings, and black fabric shoes with a round red ‘floral’ detail.  She has grey thread hair worn in a bun, painted facial features, and round wire spectacles.  She holds a ball of blue yarn and two wooden knitting needles.  The attached tag: “Charlotte Weibull, Åkarp, Sweden”.