Royal Worcester 3081 Grandmother's Dress Figurine by F.G. Doughty, Girl in Long Green Gown and Cap
This is Royal Worcester figurine 3081, Grandmother's Dress, modelled by Freda G. Doughty in 1935. It shows a fair-haired girl dressed up in an old-fashioned, too-big long gown and a soft cap, lifting her skirt with one hand. Her gown has puffed sleeves and a square neck edged in a white ruffled collar with two buttons. This copy is the green colorway (green gown and green cap); the Museum of Royal Worcester example is a blue gown with a yellow cap. The base is printed GRANDMOTHERS DRESS / MODELLED BY / F.G.DOUGHTY over the crowned Royal Worcester circle mark with 51, FINE BONE CHINA, ENGLAND and 3081.
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Freda Doughty's Grandmother's Dress
Freda G. Doughty modelled many child figures for Royal Worcester, and Grandmother's Dress, shape 3081, dates from 1935. The Museum of Royal Worcester holds an example in a blue gown with a yellow cap produced in 1956; green and pink versions also appear in resale listings. At the center of the factory mark, the number 51 refers to the company's founding in 1751.
Girl in a long green gown and cap
Royal Worcester 3081 Grandmother's Dress is a bone china figurine of a young girl wearing a long, full-skirted gown that looks borrowed from an older relative, with a matching soft cap. She stands upright with her head turned slightly, and the wide skirt falls to the base on all sides so no feet show. The figure is glazed with a soft satin shine.
In this colorway the gown and cap are green, a soft sage or celadon green shading darker in the folds. The bodice is cut square at the neck and edged with a white ruffled collar trimmed in peach (a pale apricot) that runs down the front in two bands, each ending at a small round button above the high waist. Long puffed sleeves end in white cuffs. Her left hand lifts a fold of the skirt at her side. Her hair is fair, blonde with light brown and peach shading, in curls under the cap, with painted brown eyes and pink lips. At the back the collar bands run down to the waist and the skirt falls in deep pleats.
The base is the bottom edge of the skirt, glazed white inside with an irregular wavy outline and a round hole in the center. To the right of the hole sits the printed black mark: GRANDMOTHERS DRESS in plain spaced block capitals, MODELLED BY and F.G.DOUGHTY in smaller capitals, then the Royal Worcester crest, a crown above a circle of interlaced script W's with the number 51 in a small circle at the center, ringed by ROYAL WORCESTER ® FINE BONE CHINA, with ENGLAND and the shape number 3081 below.
On this copy: not measured; the base fits in an adult palm. A small hand-painted blue decorator's mark sits near the edge of the base. Light grime runs along the base rim, and there are some dark specks in the glaze on the skirt. No chips or repairs were seen.
- Model: Grandmother's Dress, Royal Worcester shape 3081
- Modeller: Freda G. Doughty (F.G. Doughty), modelled 1935
- Material: Glazed bone china
- Colors: Green (soft sage green) gown and cap, white collar with peach trim, blonde hair
- Details: Ruffled square collar with two buttons, puffed sleeves, hand lifting skirt
- Base: Open with a round center hole, wavy skirt outline
- Mark: Printed black: name, modeller, crowned circle mark with 51, FINE BONE CHINA, ENGLAND, 3081
- Other colorways: Blue gown with yellow cap (museum example); pink also listed by sellers
- This copy: Not measured; blue painted decorator's mark; light grime on base rim; no chips seen
Base (printed): GRANDMOTHERS DRESS MODELLED BY F.G.DOUGHTY (crown over circle mark with 51 in center) ROYAL WORCESTER ® FINE BONE CHINA ENGLAND 3081 Base (hand-painted, blue): small decorator's mark
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| Royal Worcester Grandmother's Dress 3081, England eBay | $25.00 | Free | $25.00 | Listed | View ↗ |
| Royal Worcester Grandmothers Dress 3081, F.G. Doughty eBay | $30.00 | $7.72 | $37.72 | Listed | View ↗ |
| Royal Worcester Grandmother's Dress #3081 c.1954 eBay | $29.00 | $15.85 | $44.85 | Listed | View ↗ |
| Royal Worcester Grandmother's Dress 3081 Pink eBay | $70.95 | $6.87 | $77.82 | Listed | View ↗ |
About the Royal Worcester 3081 Grandmother's Dress
What year was Royal Worcester Grandmother's Dress made?
The model, shape 3081, was created by Freda G. Doughty in 1935 and stayed in production for decades. The Museum of Royal Worcester's example was made in 1956.
What does the 51 in the Royal Worcester mark mean?
It refers to 1751, the year the Worcester porcelain company was founded. It is not a production date.
How do I date my Royal Worcester Grandmother's Dress?
Look for small dots or symbols around the printed crest or the ®, which Royal Worcester used as year codes. This copy shows none, and the museum notes date coding was rarely used after 1966.
What colors was Grandmother's Dress made in?
This one is green. The museum's example has a blue gown and yellow cap, and pink versions also appear for sale.