France-America 1910-1920

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image depicts a vintage-style doll adorned in an elaborate outfit that includes a wide-brimmed hat with visible signs of wear, featuring patches and a feather embellishment at the top, and a face with delicately painted features including defined eyebrows and red lips; its upper body is clothed in a rich orange velvet jacket accented with luxurious brown fur trim around the collar and cuffs, while its lower half is dressed in a long, deep burgundy velvet skirt that covers the legs entirely, suggesting a period costume style, standing atop a plain, possibly improvised rectangular base that supports the doll in an upright position, and the overall attire and design elements indicate a fashion from a historical era that might be reminiscent of early 20th century or earlier styles.

The image depicts a vintage-style doll adorned in an elaborate outfit that includes a wide-brimmed hat with visible signs of wear, featuring patches and a feather embellishment at the top, and a face with delicately painted features including defined eyebrows and red lips; its upper body is clothed in a rich orange velvet jacket accented with luxurious brown fur trim around the collar and cuffs, while its lower half is dressed in a long, deep burgundy velvet skirt that covers the legs entirely, suggesting a period costume style, standing atop a plain, possibly improvised rectangular base that supports the doll in an upright position, and the overall attire and design elements indicate a fashion from a historical era that might be reminiscent of early 20th century or earlier styles.

Name/Title

France-America 1910-1920

Entry/Object ID

2022.10.174

Description

France-America Woman (1910-1920) From the "Mode in Costume Series" from the Saroff Doll Collection