Mademoiselle French Bean

Mademoiselle French Bean 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, Mademoiselle French Bean is King Pots' french tutor.

Doll with stuffed cloth body dressed in dress or patterned purple silk (likely the edge of an Indian sari or saree) with tiered skirt with blue silk bow around waist. She is holding accessories made from silk and wire - a handbag and parasol. Head resembles a french bean, with with facial features painted and embroidered on. Hat of matching purple silk.