Doll

Manufactured Doll

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

1960.31.2a-h

Description

Large doll with a leather body and porcelain head and hands. The doll has inset glass eyes with blue irises. The face is molded with a nose and open mouth with small, curved teeth. It is painted with brown eyebrows, long eyelashes, and pink cheeks, lips, and nostrils. There is a repaired crack along the proper left side of the doll's face that stretches from the hairline to the left eye, then from the outer corner of the left eye, down the cheek, and along the jawline to the ear. There is another crack that stretches from the bottom of the right eye across the cheek. It has blonde hair with a white ribbon tied around its head. It is wearing a white dress, black shoes with yellow soles, a white undershirt, white pantaloons, two white petticoats, and brown stockings.

Context

Owned by Florence Day Briggs in Brandon, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1960.31

Source or Donor

Briggs, Florence Day (1884-1974)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Hair

Color

Blonde

Material

Porcelain, Leather, Glass, Cotton, Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Briggs, Florence Day (1884-1974)

Related Places

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America