Little Peg Doll, 'Grodnertal' Doll, in a fine, handmade cotton button back blouse with tucked bodice and handmade buttons.
Worn with a tiered skirt with attached petticoat
In good condition, finely painted face showing some signs of wear
Peg wooden dolls, also known as Dutch dolls (German: Grödner Gliederpuppen), are a type of wooden doll from South Tyrol.
Called Peg Dolls because arms and legs are moveable as they have little pegs in the joints allowing flexibility
They originated as simple lathe-turned dolls from the Val Gardena in the Alps.These dolls were sold undressed and young girls and children would then make their clothing from scraps of fabric.
Other similarly-constructed wooden dolls, using a jointing technique where the arms and/or legs are attached to the body with pegs, are some of the oldest surviving dolls and were made worldwide.
 
Dimensions: Height 28cm, Width at shoulders 7cm