Do any of you remember this singing this nursery rhyme when you were a child?
Lucy Locket lost her pocket,
Kitty Fisher found it;
Not a penny was there in it,
Only ribbon round it.
Historically, the term "pocket" referred to a pouch worn around the waist by women in the 17th to 19th centuries in which they would keep their small belongings. Skirts or dresses of the time had a slit at the waistline to allow access to the pocket which hung around the woman's waist by a ribbon. They were a pre-cursor to the 19th century handbag and the pocket that we now find in our skirts and trousers.
That's a great, little, historical pocket. It reminds me of the ones The Dreamstress (historical costuming blogger) makes.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachael. Well it is fairly accurate, but I haven't seen her blog (will take a quick peek later), I don't tend to have time to read any other blogs, too busy reading dolly ones. :)
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Now you need another Liz Frost girl to be Kitty Fisher! 🤣
ReplyDeleteNo I don't. I just need to pay off the ones on layaway, then, NO MORE dolls until 2021, I'm on a strict savings plan till we go on our trip. :)
DeleteI love nursery rhymes, and yet that one is one I'd not heard! Definitely a cute name for your little one.
ReplyDeleteMe too, but you have to read between the lines to find their meaning. I think I'm going through my second childhood! LOL! I'm pleased you think so RM, I think it suits her. :)
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This is a really beautiful name for her. :) And I love the pocket.
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Thank you YeYe. The first printed version of “Lucy Locket” was collected, along with other English Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales by James Orchard Halliwell around 1842, so it's very old.
ReplyDeleteI guess pockets are one of the many things we take for granted, giving them no thought at all, but the history of clothing can be very interesting. :)
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What a very lovely pocket to match her dress, Xanadu! It's also great that she has a name.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Barb. Lucy is very pleased with it and her name. :)
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Love this doll and clothes <3
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Thank you Urszula. :)
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What a pretty little thing she is! I've never heard this rhyme but I have heard the name Lucy Locket....thank you for sharing that information Sandi. I like her yellow dress and her 'pocket', she looks so pretty in yellow :)
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There's something about Liz's dolls that really calls to me Sharon. The size is perfect and they have the most beautiful hands as well as gorgeous and expressive faces . . . Lucy is no exception, I love her.
DeleteMaking clothes and the little pocket for this doll was a real pleasure and I am so pleased that it all turned out as well as it did. I'm thinking, after Christmas I may make her another in pale blue, I would have loved apricot on her, but I don't have shoes that would match. Blue looks lovely with brown, so I think it would work for her, what are your thoughts?
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Hello! Such a great name for her! :)
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Hi there, yes I think she's happy now. :)
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That's a cute name! I like the "pocket" you made her.
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Thanks MC, you too!
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Ooh, so she's Lucy! I knew she will reveal her name to you, sooner or later :). And the "pocket" is lovely, suits her perfectly! It's no nice to see those bright, spring colours, when there is endless grey outside the windows...
ReplyDeleteYes, she's Lucy and she's pleased with her pocket. Oh I am glad Chiriann, I know how grey days can make one feel a little down. You know how I hate winter, so she will be great company to cheer me up when ours comes around again.
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She's precious little girl and what a cute name! I love her yellow dress and what a fantastic pocket she has. Thanks for the history about the pocket, didn't know that before. <3 Hugs.
ReplyDeleteThank you Xaya. You're welcome, I enjoy researching fashion history as I find it quite facinating, so I'm pleased you learnt something from it too. :)
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I love her name! It suits her quite well. I don't think I've ever heard that nursery rhyme before, at least it was never sung at my house when I was growing up.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alasse, she looks like a Lucy to me. :) It's perhaps not as well known as some of the others, but it did fit in well with the theme I have for these particular dolls.
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Hi Xanadu!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I love the nursery rhime that I didn't know but I am so glad to learn! And your doll looks beautiful in that dainty and gorgeous dress. Also Lucy is lovely, her face is very pretty!
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What an adorable cutie! The Yellow suits her complexion very well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mia, I think so too.
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