Doll

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

1947.4.1

Description

Doll with a soft body and wood bust, arms, and legs. The bust is plastered and painted with cream-colored skin and black hair. The hair is molded to be in a bun with loose curls on either side. The face is molded with a nose and has painted-on eyes, eyebrows, cheeks, and lips. The arms and legs are not plastered but are painted with the same color skin. The narrow feet are painted with brown shoes. The doll is wearing a dress made of cream-colored silk covered in matching net. The neckline of the dress sits off the shoulders, and the bodice is gathered toward the center front of the waistband, which is covered with a pink silk ribbon. Beneath the dress, she is wearing long bloomers or pantalets made of the same silk and net as the dress.

Context

Owned by Sarah Hill, and later Jennie Betsey Knight, of Starksboro, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1947.4

Source or Donor

Bickford, Jane

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1835

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Material

Wood, Silk, Cotton, Plaster

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Knight, Aldis Edward (1818-1890)

Person or Organization

Hill, Sarah E. (1837-1858)

Person or Organization

Jackson, Jennie Betsey Knight (1850-1906)

Related Places

Place

Town

Starksboro

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America