Doll

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

1976.43.241

Description

Soft-bodied doll with a ceramic bust. The bust, consisting of a head and connected shoulders, is made of white ceramic. The hair is molded and painted black. The face is molded and painted with eyes, rosy cheeks, and pink lips. The rest of the doll, including the arms and legs, is made from stuffed cotton. It is shaped into an exaggerated version of a fashionable silhouette, with sloped shoulders, and a smooth curve at the waist. The doll is dress in a blue cotton dress printed with light-blue abstract shapes (similar to animal spots). The dress has long sleeves, three horizontal ruffles along the bottom of the skirt, and a row of 6 metal buttons down the back of the bodice.

Context

Owned by Josephine M. Kent in Calais, Vermont. Numerous dolls in VHS collection with better VT connections.

Acquisition

Accession

1976.43

Source or Donor

Tarshi, Andrew, Tarshi, Susan, Gay, Olivia, Ancel, Janet

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Kent Family Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1870

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20-1/2 in

Material

Porcelain, Cotton, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ide, Josephine Mattie Kent (1860-1886)

Related Places

Place

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America