Name: Musical Dolls
Made by and When: Lorna Paris, 2008
Material: Cloth
Marks: 2008/Doll Art by Lorna Paris (on back)
Height: 8 inches
Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Handmade wigs with rosette headbands/hand-painted facial features
Clothes: Painted dresses and shoes
Other: Made to sit, these three dolls are examples of Paris’ musical dolls. They are similar but one-of-a-kind hand-painted dolls with a music box. When the key in the back is wound, the heads move in a circular motion as Brahms’ Lullaby plays.
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