Doll

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

1931.25.1a

Description

Doll with a wooden head and soft body, arms and legs. The head has attached wool hair and remnants of plaster. (The plastered face is now separated from the head.) There is a string of glass beads attached to the head. The doll is wearing a silk satin dress lined in fine linen with a lace chemisette. The dress has a high waistline, a gathered bodice, and elbow-length sleeves. The neckline of the dress is edged with gold braid. The skirt of the dress is shredded. The doll's arms are made of linen doubled over and rolled into a tube. Any former plaster forearms and hands are no longer present.

Context

While the doll dates to the early nineteenth century, the damage to it was received during the Great Vermont Flood of 1927 in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1931.25

Acquisition Method

Unknown

Made/Created

Date made

1800 - 1820

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Material

Wood, Silk, Linen, Wool

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Great Vermont Flood of 1927