On View
Not on viewRecreational Dolls
Dateca. 1870
Terms
- Recreational Dolls
- Ceramic
- Fabric
- Leather
- England
- United States
Dimensions35.53 cm (14 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Peter W. Whyte (1992)
Object number1991.33
DescriptionCeramic, leather, cloth. Parian-headed doll with blond hair wig. Elaborate hairstyle with braid twisted around back and held with small black hairpins, two gold-colored combs and one tortoiseshell comb. Finely molded face and ears. Painted blue eyes. Stuffed cloth body with leather arms and defined fingers. Black leather boots with brown soles sewn to ends of legs. Red plaid cotton jacket, skirt and cumberbund. Lace-edged jacket with three wooden buttons in front. Cumberbund pinned in front with two streamers in back. Two rows of ruffles. (M.M.)