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Date1700s
Terms
- Recreational Dolls
- Fabric
- Lace
- Velvet
- Silk Fiber
- Leather
- Hickory Nut
- Ribbon
- Paint
Dimensions10.15 × 5.08 × 5.08 cm (4 × 2 × 2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mildred Sawyer
Object numberPER1129.2
DescriptionHickory nut head, cloth, leather, silk. All original handmade doll with hickory nut head. Pointed end of nut forms nose. Eyes, mouth and hair carved out and painted on nut. Body shaped by dressed stuffed with cloth. Hands made of leather - no details. Black textured silk dress with border of common pins down front and bottom of dress. Also design on side of dress shaped with pins. Black velvet ribbon around waist. Black lace shawl. Off white silk bonnet with green bow on top and tie under chin.