Doll

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

1959.39

Description

Soft-bodied doll with porcelain head and hands. The doll has inset glass eyes (brown), and painted on facial features, including large eyelashes, eyebrows, and an open mouth showing rounded teeth. The doll has light brown hair, said to be the hair of Sarah Lawrence. The doll is wearing a dress made of blue cotton sprigged with pink flowers and blue + symbols. The legs are covered in light pink silk (in tatters), and the feet have white knitted socks with white leather Mary Jane shoes. There is a white satin ribbon tied around the doll's head.

Context

Owned by Sarah Lawrence in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1959.39

Source or Donor

Lawrence, Sarah (1891-1975)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

21-1/2 in

Material

Porcelain, Hair, Glass, Cotton, Silk, Leather

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lawrence, Sarah (1891-1975)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America