Dressed Doll
ca. 1868 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
wax over composition shoulder head and lower arms, with a stuffed cloth body and composition lower legs; blue glass sleeping eyes and the crown of the head painted to represent blond hair
body contains a squeaker and is said to be stuffed with dried grass folded over and over lengthwise - more likely straw
clothing:
dress and petticoat, white linen
bonnet, cream lace and cotton
drawers, white cotton
body contains a squeaker and is said to be stuffed with dried grass folded over and over lengthwise - more likely straw
clothing:
dress and petticoat, white linen
bonnet, cream lace and cotton
drawers, white cotton
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | wax over composition, glass, cloth |
| Brief description | Doll with Squeaker, German, about 1868 |
| Physical description | wax over composition shoulder head and lower arms, with a stuffed cloth body and composition lower legs; blue glass sleeping eyes and the crown of the head painted to represent blond hair body contains a squeaker and is said to be stuffed with dried grass folded over and over lengthwise - more likely straw clothing: dress and petticoat, white linen bonnet, cream lace and cotton drawers, white cotton |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Object history | Belonged to the donor's mother, Ella Penney |
| Production | clothing is more likely to have been made in England Reason For Production: retail |
| Associated object | MISC.170-1976 (source) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.176-1976 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2001 |
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