Fashion — 1910-1922
Lord Sea Kale
Lord Sea Kale is one of the characters of Una Maw's book The Vegetable Kingdom. The dolls were made by Maw while she lived in London around 1920, and were donated to the London Museum in 1922. Within the book, Lord Sea Kale is a sailor, and the love interest of the Princess Spring Onion.
Doll with stuffed cloth body dressed in red cotton polka dot trouers and a blue and white patterned cotton shirt. Head apparently resemebles sea kale, with facial features painted, embroidered or sewn on. Monocle drawn onto right eye with black wool 'chain'.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- A24417n
- Object name:
- Lord Sea Kale
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Maw, Una
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- Production date:
- 1910-1922
- Material:
cotton, wool, silk, metal, paint
- Measurements/duration:
- H 340 mm, W 165 mm, D 69 mm
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- License this image:
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