Name/Title
Porcelain pin cushion doll of the Zanaria family, c. 1920Entry/Object ID
2015.72.3Description
ACC. NO. 15.72.3
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD; DECORATIVE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1920
OBJECT: DOLL
DESCRIPTION: A GERMAN PORCELAIN PIN CUSHION DOLL WITH HAIR IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STYLE IN A COSTUME OF SATIN AND GOLD LACE. THE DOLL IS SUPPORTED BY A METAL FRAME COVERED IN A SILK FABRIC. THE DRESS IS A PALE BLUE COLORED SATIN. THE HALF DOLL HAS BEAUTIFULLY FORMED HANDS AND FINGERS.
SIZE: H: 10-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A DRESSING TABLE OR VANITY DOLL FROM THE ZANARIA FAMILY RESIDENCE AT 810 TAYLOR AVENUE, ALAMEDA.
DONOR: MUSEUM ACQUISITION FUND
CATALOGED: JULY 11, 2015
