Doll

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.638

Description

Doll, female: (over composition) head and shoulders, with black glass and porcelain eyes, painted pink cheeks, hair, short, curly and corn-yellow; stuffed fabric body and upper legs, with molded legs and feet of papier-mache, boots of which are painted blue; doll wears pantaloons of white cotton, 2 petticoats of cotton, and a dress of silk (or taffeta), medium dark blue with narrow vertical gold stripes, trimmed with small flowers at the waist, sash of black velvet vertical stripes on blue satin, small brooch with blue beads at waist, 5 conical white glass buttons at rear; doll also wears 2 strands of tiny white beads with attached metal bells.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1867 Date made: r. 1834 - 1867

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SP 5053

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

15-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)

Material

Porcelain, Silk, Glass, Wax, papier-mache, Cotton

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Face dirty; rip in front of dress; left heel missing. Returned damaged: hole in back of head, .... off and broken in two places.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Note: May have been sold according to ATL.

Note Type

General Note

Note

Miscellaneous: Wax doll's head may, it is said, be cleaned with butter...as was done in the 19th century.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, No Location