Miniature dolls (pair)

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1880
Medium: 
Ceramic, textile, metal, paint
Dimensions: 
each: 6 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. ( 15.2 x 7 x 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Pair of miniature dolls (men) with bisque shoulder heads with black painted top hats, blue painted eyes, pink tinted cheeks, stuffed cloth body, and bisque hands and feet; dressed identically in long black double-breasted overcoats.
Object Number: 
Z.435
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
23605
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Doll's coat

Classification: 
Date: 
1860-1890
Medium: 
Textile, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. ( 29.2 x 22.2 cm )
Description: 
Grey wool doll's coat with pointed collar, metal buttons and belt with metal buckle; lined with ivory silk.
Object Number: 
INV.8549f
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
23604
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Dancing doll

Classification: 
Date: 
1830-1870
Medium: 
Papier mâché, paper, textile, leather, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 13 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 2 in. ( 34.3 x 19 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Dancing doll with papier mâché shoulder head, molded black hair piled on top of head in elaborate hairstyle with curls at sides, and with brushstroke curls along edges, molded and painted facial features including blue eyes, closed mouth, and heavily rouged cheeks; complete kid stuffed arms bent inwards as if to cradle kid hands, with separate fingers and thumb sewn on to hand with separate panel; torso and legs made of stiff cardboard covered with fabric, with pieces (torso, upper leg, and lower leg) sewn together so as to hang loosely; cream-colored silk shift covered in dark pink sheer textile overdress, trimmed at hem with cream-colored silk ribbon and even row of black disks, and pink and yellow belt, over plain cotton petticoat; ballet shoes sewn on to feet, with laces embroidered on ankles.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Object Number: 
1945.339a
Gallery Label: 
While the heads were probably made in Germany, the doll itself was almost certainly assembled in another country, probably the United States. While no traces of the propelling mechanism exist, certain holes at the back of the head suggest that the doll may have been suspended, in order to cause the legs to "dance."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1870
eMuseum Object ID: 
23603
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Doll

Classification: 
Date: 
1920-1950
Medium: 
Composition, textile, leather, metal, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 x 7 x 2 in. ( 27.9 x 17.8 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Doll with composition socket head with molded and painted hair and facial features and stuffed cloth body; ethnic costume consisting of coarse woolen pink shawl with multicolored border, yellow jacket with red rick-rack trim, red skirt with white rick-rack trim, and leather sandals.
Object Number: 
INV.10924
Marks: 
stamped: on bottom of one sandal: "MADE IN PERU" stamped: on bottom of other sandal: "INDUSTRIA / PERUANA"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
23598
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Dolls skirt: floral print w/ruffle

Classification: 
Date: 
1875-1925
Medium: 
Textile
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 21.3 x 27.3 cm )
Description: 
Doll's skirt of printed cotton with red, pink, and blue floral sprigs on a white gown with ruffle printed cotton with a blue, pink, red, and tan geometric pattern; hand sewn.
Object Number: 
INV.12009
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1925
eMuseum Object ID: 
23597
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Doll in Turkish costume, male

Classification: 
Date: 
1900-1920
Medium: 
Composition, textile, fur, hair, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 13 x 6 1/2 x 2 in. ( 33 x 16.5 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Doll with composition shoulder head, black hair, and grey painted eyes; stuffed cloth body with limbs jointed at shoulder and hip; ethnic costume consisting of blue felt four-corner hat, knee-length blue felt belted tunic with red, green, and yellow trim, blue felt knee-length trousers, and knee-high fur and felt-trimmed boots.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number: 
1940.344
Marks: 
printed paper label: pinned to back of tunic: "TURKU - MARTHA - ÅBO / Lappa- / lainen / polka / MARTTA"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
23595
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Doll

Classification: 
Date: 
1830-1880
Medium: 
Papier mâché, textile, leather, straw, metal, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 14 x 8 x 2 in. ( 35.6 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Doll with papier mâché shoulder head, simply molded black hair, molded and painted facial features including blue eyes and closed mouth; stuffed cloth body with complete kid arm, separate fingers, and thumb sewn on to hand with separate panel, complete stuffed cloth leg; hair embellished with snood at back of head topped off with large black bow, ethnic costume consisting of long white sleeves, green top covered with heavily embroidered breastplate, plain apron over red and green skirt, over white petticoat, brown leather slippers; straw hat with pink and blue flowers sewn to proper right hand.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1208
Gallery Label: 
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance: 
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
23594
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Doll's dress

Classification: 
Date: 
1860-1890
Medium: 
Textile
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 x 7 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 19 cm )
Description: 
Green textile long-sleeve dress with velvet cuffs and mother-of-pearl buttons.
Object Number: 
INV.8549e
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
23572
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Doll's dress

Classification: 
Date: 
1860-1890
Medium: 
Textile
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 x 11 in. ( 27.9 x 27.9 cm )
Description: 
Brown textile long-sleeve doll's dress with red panels and brown embroidery.
Object Number: 
INV.8549d
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
23571
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Doll: girl w/12 pieces of clothing and 2 pairs of shoes

Classification: 
Date: 
1900-1930
Medium: 
Composition, textile, leather, metal, hair, glass, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall (doll): 30 x 12 1/2 x 8 in. (76.2 x 31.8 x 20.3 cm)
Description: 
Doll with composition socket head, blond wig tied in pigtails, brown glass sleeping eyes, open nostrils, and open mouth with molded teeth; composition body with ball and socket joints; white kid leather shoes with ankle straps tied together with red ribbon; collection of child and doll's clothing including white knit undershirt with ribbon tied in bow at neck (machine sewn), blue flowered smock with red bands at neck and cuffs (hand sewn), red frock with white polka dots, with white rounded collar and cuffs (machine sewn), blue and white polka dotted short knickers (hand sewn), blue and white polka dotted frock with white collar (hand sewn), blue dress with red, purple, green, and white floral decoration, made with white collar chain-stitched in red and blue zipper down front (hand sewn), cream-colored knickers with embroidery (machine sewn), lace-trimmed knickers (machine sewn), and two pairs of socks, pink and white; pair of pink cloth shoes with buttons.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Hayward F. Manice
Object Number: 
1978.64
Marks: 
machine-stitched: on label inside white undershirt: "28/10 YR/Carter's/REG. U.S. PAT. OFF."
Gallery Label: 
According to accession records, this doll was named "Florence." A handwritten note reads "These two frocks/were made by Mela/when she was 7 years old./She used to send for patterns/out of the World Telegram". It seems likely that this collection of clothing was assembled for the doll by the child owner.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1930
eMuseum Object ID: 
23570
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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