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In connection with ■ Fourth of Inly celebration which will be held at Rappahannock Library o* Gey &tr*nt. a. coD4ctioo oi antique and foreign dolla will be exhibited. Mrs. Phyflis Rees will display dolls which she has collected and dressed. Among them win be this “Notion Nanny", a pedlar doll. These dolls were made in England during the 18th century and up until about 1860 and represented street merchants of the cities. These merchants sold either a variety of objects and were known as “Notion Nannies” or they specialized in fruits, vegetables, yam, lace, etc. For instance, there is one doll that represents a crippled veteran of the Crimean War who was given a license to peddle in London. Most pedlar doth are made of wood, but occasionally a wax or china pedlar doll is seen. The “Notion Nanny" here carries a large variety of articles including pillows, lace, cutlery, pots and pans, material, rap, beads, shells, candlesticks, toys, shoes, scissors, books, pictures, dolls, thread, baskets, etc. It is carved from wood, hanripaint»d and dressed.
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