Figurine

Figurine

Name/Title

Figurine

Entry/Object ID

2003.14.35

Description

Female figure made of papier-mâché over a wire frame wearing a dress and bonnet. The dress has diaphanous sleeves and skirt and is made of white cotton printed with pink rosettes and green leaves. There is a ruched blue ribbon down the front of the skirt, off-center. The exterior of the bonnet is covered in the same fabric as the dress, and the interior is lined with blue silk. The bonnet is decorated with a pink feather. The figure is wearing lace half-gloved and holding a white handkerchief. Beneath the dress are three white cotton petticoats (two trimmed with lace), white cotton pantaloons, and white cotton stockings. There is a leather shoe on the right foot.

Context

Made by Lucy Pfeiffer of Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2003.14

Source or Donor

Pfeiffer, Lucy Rivelis (1912-2002)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Credit Line

In memory of Lucy Rivelis Pfeiffer

Made/Created

Artist

Pfeiffer, Lucy Rivelis (1912-2002)

Date made

1965 - 1985

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Figurine

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Statue

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

13-1/4 in

Width

11-3/4 in

Depth

7 in

Material

Papier-mâché, Metal, Copper, Cotton, Silk, Feather