This doll is in excellent condition - as she has been kept I the original box - doll comes with box, creel basket and tag as well as a leaflet from the doll maker. This is one of the best condition dolls I have come across.

Sheena Macleod was a world famous award winning Scottish doll maker. She made 12 character styles of dolls, from women who gathered seaweed and lichen for dying tweed, to fishwife and knitter and spinners from the Highland and Islands.

All the fabrics are Scottish made, the hands and feet made from clay. The body is made of cloth over a wire armature and the hair is real lambswool.

Cailleach

Cailelach is Gaelic of old woman - and in Scottish myth the Cailleach is a creatrix figure, dropping rocks from her creel (basket) ad creating the landscape.

Her original tag reads:

A typical fishwife, dressed in traditional costume of the coastal fishing communities of the north and north-east at the turn of the century. Carrying the fish in her creel, she sold them in neighbouring towns and villages.

If you’d like to read more about the doll maker and her work check out this article: https://www.csmonitor.com/1983/1004/100453.html

Measurements

• Height - 8 inches tall

Vintage Notice

• As mentioned above this doll is one of the best condition dolls I have come across - as she has been kept I her original box

• Comes with creel basket, tag and leaflet and original box

Shipping

• This doll ships 48 tracked in the UK

• International tracked outside of the UK.

• Please note that any customs fees charged are not related to the seller