Eye - 06 January 2012
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Dolls at Sibford
A unique collection of dolls has found a new home at Sibford School near Banbury.
The dolls, each dressed meticulously in accurate period costume, are part of a collection that was put together by Beatrice Saxon Snell, a Quaker who lived from 1900 to 1982. The dolls were used to illustrate lectures on costume and were an adjunct to the Oxfordshire Drama Wardrobe, which Beatrice founded. They are now being lovingly restored by staff and pupils at the Quaker-run school and regular ‘Dolly Hospitals’ are held to help bring them back to their former glory.
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