Furniture, Doll

Name/Title

Furniture, Doll

Description

Has a solid wood bottom; sides rails are open with 5 slats (3/4" x 1/2" x 3 1/4") between top & bottom rails; head posts are 18" high x 1" square and there is a solid wood panel (6 3/4" wide) between the uprights; foot posts are 12" high x 1" square and there is a solid wood panel (6 3/4" wide) between the uprights; mattress is 20" x 12 1/2" x 1" covered with print outing flannel, also has a pillow covered in same material; quilt is 25" x 12 1/2" made of 2" square quilt blocks has outing flannel for backing and navy blue binding on all edges Russel Stine made 3 doll beds like this, one was for his daughter, others for his nieces; donor was one of the nieces and this is the only one of the three beds to have survived; Stine worked in the Shelbyville furniture factories; donor made the bedclothing used prior to donation Pieces subnumbered 1986.039.001 A through D

Use

Kathryn Markley Burton

Collection

Kathryn Markley Burton

Acquisition

Accession

1986.039

Source or Donor

Kathryn Markley Burton

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

1926

Place

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Early Date: 1926 Made: Thomas Russell Stine

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 19, 2001

Create Date

December 19, 2001

Update Date

April 4, 2024