Doll

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

83.2341

Description

late 1850's, paper mache head, black hair with long curls cloth body pupil-less glass eyes possible body is professional rather than home made condition is excellent 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) Possibly: #1173 "jenny Lind" doll about 1850. The muslin underwear was made by Elizabeth J. Allen for daughter Ann Allen about 1850.

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1860

Dimensions

Length

27-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Details: head circum.- 11''

Material

cloth, leather, glass, paper mache