Doll

Manufactured Doll

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Vermont Historical Society

doll

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

1960.188

Description

Soft-bodied doll with blond hair and a long white dress. Her hair is worn loose and trimmed into bangs at the front. Much of the hair in the back is missing. She is dressed in a long white dress with a lace bodice and sleeves, lace socks, and white shoes with buckles. Her facial features, included eyebrows and lashes, are painted on, and she has molded nose and mouth. Her brown eyes are glass and are set into the sockets behind stationary lids.

Context

Owned by Ruth Wheeler Austin in Barre City, VT.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.188

Source or Donor

Austin, Ruth Wheeler

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1890

Clothing

Clothing Type

Redressed

Clothing Description

Dressed for owner's (Ruth Austin) twentieth birthday by a friend.

Hair

Color

Yellow

Style

Lace Braid

Doll Features

Feature

Stationary Eyes

Material

Ceramic, Cotton, Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Austin, Ruth Wheeler

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America