Name/Title
Two-piece Doll Dress of Blue Taffeta, c. 1880sEntry/Object ID
2001.147.91Description
ACC. NO. 01.147.91 A, B
SUBJECT CATEGORY: TOYS
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1880's
OBJECT: DRESS, DOLL
DESCRIPTION:
TWO-PIECE DOLL DRESS OF BLUE-COLORED TAFFETA.
A. BODICE IS TRIMMED IN PINK-COLORED GROSGRAIN RIBBON.
COLLAR, CUFF, AND MACHINE-MADE LACE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOUSE ARE PARTIALLY MACHINE- AND HAND-SEWN.
B. SKIRT IS REPLICATED WITH LINING, ETC., OF AN ADULT DRESS OF THE PERIOD.
HISTORY OF OBJECTS: TWO-PIECE DOLL DRESS, POSSIBLY WORN BY A FRENCH FASHION DOLL (WHICH IS MISSING), AND OWNED BY A FEMALE MEMBER OF THE STARR FAMILY @ 2033 ENCINAL AVENUE, ALAMEDA.
DONOR: JUNE HANLY
CATALOGED: OCTOBER 13, 2001
