Fashion — 1910-1922
Lord Leek
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.
Doll with stuffed cloth body dressed in a purple silk pyjama trouser, green cotton undershirt and green cotton angrakha - an Indian garment introduced by the Persians and traditionally worn by elite Indian men and princes. Head resemebles a leek with facial features painted, embroidered or sewn on. Hair and beard of grey wool and leaves on top of head consisting of green painted cotton.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- A24417m
- Object name:
- Lord Leek
- Object type:
- doll, cloth doll
- Artist/Maker:
- Maw, Una
- Related people:
- —
- Related events:
- —
- Related places:
- London
- Production date:
- 1910-1922
- Material:
- cotton, wool, metal, paint, silk
- Measurements/duration:
- H 350 mm, W 190 mm, D 40 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Credit:
- —
- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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