Queen Victoria's Little Dolls - Part II

Following my blog post earlier this week, my friend Edel commented that she was lucky enough to own a copy of a book called 'Queen Victoria's Dolls' by Frances H. Low.

The book, was written in 1894 and each of Queen Victoria's dolls is beautifully illustrated in it by Alan Wright.

Edel was kind enough to send me photographs of the relevant illustrations from the book so that I could identify the dolls that I photographed in the Museum of London:

Mademoiselle Sylvie Leconte

Mademoiselle Leontine Héberle

Lady Sedley

Mademoiselle Proche

Mademoiselle Euphrosine Ancilin

For me, both the dolls and the illustrations are a feast for the eyes. Thank you very much, Edel!

[Added 8th January: You can see an interesting short video about the conservation of these dolls, posted on YouTube by 'Historic Royal Palaces', here.]

Until next time,
Zoe