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Date: 19th century
Notes: The image was taken from the children's book, "Miss Rose," which was published in London by Dean & Co. between 1811 and 1854. The text at the bottom of the image reads: "Italy is my native place/ I dare say you suppose/ you do not guess it by my face/But only by my clothes." The book is available for free at www.archive.org.
Notes: The image was taken from the book, "Peeps at the World's Dolls" by H.W. Canning-Wright (London: A.&C. Black Ltd., 1922). Caption: "Italian dolls."