Manchester Art Gallery

Two Children Spoon-Feeding a Doll

Frederic James Shields, 1833 - 1911



Two Children Spoon-Feeding a Doll

Frederic James Shields 1833 - 1911

Summary

In centre a young girl in a red dress and pinafore, stands with her back to the viewer by a window ledge with a potted plant on the left. In her left hand she holds a small doll in her left hand and a spoon to the doll in her other hand. Another, older child stands next to her, leaning against a shelf, resting their head on their hand.


Object Name

Two Children Spoon-Feeding a Doll

Creators Name

Frederic James Shields

Date Created

1861

Dimensions

support: 21.2cm x 15.9cm

accession number

1920.678

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, unique
British
Manchester artists

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

watercolour
gouache
pencil

Credit

Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920

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