About this object
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Maker:
Maw, Una
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ID:
A24417m
Production date:
1910-1922
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Location:
In Store
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Lord Leek 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 Leek is the Prime Minister, and marries Lady Parsley. He is described as a welshman. It appears Lord Leek was made to resemble the contemporary Prime Minisiter, David Lloyd George, who was also Welsh. < ...Read more
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Measurements
H 350 mm; W 190 mm; D 40 mm
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Materials
cotton; wool; metal; paint; silk
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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