Doll
SS.2002.17 a
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DollEntry/Object ID
SS.2002.17 a-cDescription
a. Porcelain-headed doll, has painted black hair with curls and parted down the center: doll has painted black eyebrows, blue eyes, pink cheeks and red lips; her body is glazed cotton stuffed with sawdust; doll has a modern purple-blue with black organic pattern cotton bodice and long skirt, bodice hooks in front, skirt has double band at bottom and hooks in back; doll arms are porcelain attached to muslin sewn to body; doll legs are knitted stockings to about the knees; it is not clear what the legs are stuffed, feels like a fabric perhaps rolled tightly; above the knees are sawdust-stuffed upper legs sewn to body; doll wears linen drawers pleated at the knee with a small ruffle and crocheted hem; over the drawers is a short plain linen chemise that opens at the back and has eyelet crocheted trim around the neck; on top of the chemise is a plain linen half slip with a crocheted zigzag patterned hem; on top of the slip is a longer linen half slip with a tiny embroidered dot pattern and having a flounce about 1 1/2" from the hem. b-c. Original bodice and skirt: original dress is a two piece wool challis of dark blue with stripes of a lacy pattern; these stripes are light blue and dark green, and the dark blue shows through the openings of their pattern; the bodice had 2 brown glass buttons, a lace collar, and long, straight, wide sleeves.Made/Created
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Dates: 1868 - 1899 Date made: r. 1868 - 1899Other Names and Numbers
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SS.2002.17 A-C
SS.2002.17a-c