Name/Title
DollEntry/Object ID
GHS 1173Description
late 1850's, paper mache head, black hair with long curls. Cloth body, Pupiless glass eyes, possible body is professional rather than hand made. Brown velvet top-green with white lace trim, small plaid skirt, (brown,tan) red leather shoes. Cotton printed Pantaloons (from knee down) cotton underwear (muslin)
Jenny Lind Doll?Dimensions
Height
68-1/2 inDepth
11 inLength
27-1/2 inProvenance
Notes
possibly: #1173 "Jenny Lind" doll about 1850 The muslin underwear was made by Elizabeth J. Allen for daughter, Ann Allen about 1850
Donor: Misses Elizabeth A & Gertrude Atkinson & Mrs. Thomas Biddle Ellis Nov, 4 1938