Vintage Cornish Bal Maiden Doll Traditional Costume Great Britain Handmade 1965

Colors are bright with no fading, see pics. No rips or tears, see pics. No stains or mold, see pics. She has a composition head, feet and hands, see pics. No chips on the paint of the composition items, see pics. Approx 8 1/2" tall to the top of her bonnet covering her red hair. She is wearing a thick white apron that has a pocket containing the info sheet, see pics. Under the Apron is a black skirt, red underskirt and white bloomers, see pics. The info sheet tells the story of the Cornish Bal Maidens, see pics. They were female manual labourers working in the mines of Cornwall and western Devon, in the south west of Great Britain. The term has been in use since at least the early 18th century My wife loved buying the hard to find versions of dolls as we traveled in the 80s. Bought in London in 1986.