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95/28/59 Papier mache head, Louis XVI, paper / leather / cotton / metal / hair, Jandaschewsky family, Australia, 1900-1914. Click to enlarge.

Papier mache head of Louis XVI

Full size head, made of cloth stuffed with cotton wool; face and neck modelled of papier mache & painted. Includes light brown hair sewn onto head as a wig.

Summary

Object No.

95/28/59

Object Statement

Papier mache head, Louis XVI, paper / leather / cotton / metal / hair, Jandaschewsky family, Australia, 1900-1914

Physical Description

Full size head, made of cloth stuffed with cotton wool; face and neck modelled of papier mache & painted. Includes light brown hair sewn onto head as a wig.

Marks

No marks.

Dimensions

Height

320 mm

Width

180 mm

Depth

270 mm

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 1995

Acquisition Date

26 January 1995

Cite this Object

Harvard

Papier mache head of Louis XVI 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/147351>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/147351 |title=Papier mache head of Louis XVI |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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