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Sharing Shakespeare's Story

Wooden Doll

This carved wooden figure stands approximately 230mm high and shows a woman with clasped hands wearing a beaded necklace. The elaborate nature of the carving suggests that if this was a doll, a child’s plaything, it would have been for the child of a well-off family.

8 responses
Response by

Rayna

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Masumah

Response by

Rayna

Response by

Ruksar

The main difference with the toys that William played with is the material they were made of. They are mostly made from wood or leather.

Response by

Ella B.



It was very interesting to find out that you would have played with a wooden doll in Shakespeare's time. Now we don't play with dolls like this, we play with dolls like Barbie and Monster High. Although this is my favourite I still wouldn't like to play with this, I think I should stick to Barbies and Monster High!

Response by

Scarlett



I like the wooden doll because I like the difference between the past and the future and this is an amazing chance to see how simple it used to be.

Response by

Sophie

Tudors didn't have as many toys as we have. They didn't buy toys from the shops, they made them at home from natural materials like wood.

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