Nana HN1766, Royal Doulton Figurine retired celebrating the traditional feminine art

celebrating the traditional feminine art of quilting

the other with chrysanthemum — a pairing typical of Doulton's dessert and cabinet sets of this period

capturing the naturalistic pose with a sensitivity to form and proportion that elevates this well beyond decorative ware

The upper section

Nana HN1766, Royal Doulton Figurine retired celebrating the traditional feminine artNana (HN1766) was designed by Leslie Harradine and issued by Royal Doulton from 1936 to 1949, standing 4. 75 inches tall as part of the Child Classics series. The piece presents a small girl in a pretty pink dress with a frilled front, her hair in ringlets beneath a blue hat set at a delightfully jaunty angle, an open fan held in her hand dressed up and entirely pleased with herself, as only a child in good clothes can be. Harradine's child studies