Doll, Pasteboard
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Doll, PasteboardDescription
Dancing doll cut out of pasteboard, carefully painted details; Turkish garb made of real silk taffeta and gauze (from the wedding dress?) with spangles, feather plumes and lace. She wields a length of pink silk ribbon dotted with silver spangles, tied at one wrist, perhaps as a repair. It appears the backs of the hands were fitted with a pin or the like to hold the ribbon ends originally. Gilt paper bracelets and buckle. She has impromptu bends at at the neck and elbows, but she has real joints at the knees, and the skirt hem is wired to make it stand out. Probably she was intended to be held and danced by the ribbon attached to both hands, or else by 2 ribbons, one then being missing. 10.5” head to toe.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionCategory
Doll