Doll
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Papier-mâché, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Doll with papier-mâché shoulder head, black painted hair, brown painted eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed cloth body with limbs jointed at shoulder and hip; Turkish costume consisting of red fez with black tassel, blue vest, muslin shirt, green sash, and red trousers and shoes.
Object Number:
INV.10939
Gallery Label:
Christie's appraiser Olivia Bristol characterizes this doll as a "Turkish souvenir" (Christie's Appraisals, Inc., Auction Estimates, January 7, 1998).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
23383
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll's nightgown
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. ( 32.4 x 39.4 cm )
Description:
Doll's nightgown of white cotton textile with lace trim at neck and cuffs, button at neck; machine sewn.
Object Number:
INV.11041h
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23384
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy cannon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 10 x 5 in. ( 11.4 x 25.4 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Cast iron toy cannon mounted on two wheels with handle, painted black.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Laura Harding
Object Number:
1998.35
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23382
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll's skirt
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 12 in. ( 17.8 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Doll's wrap-around skirt made of pink wool textile with scalloped edges; button at rear; machine sewn.
Object Number:
INV.11041f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23381
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll's jacket
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Textile, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 11 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Doll's jacket of green cotton textile with blue braid edging and non-functioning metal ball-shaped buttons; brass eyelets for closures; hand sewn.
Object Number:
INV.11041e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23380
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse pull toy
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1868
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 9 x 4 in. ( 24.1 x 22.9 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Cast iron horse mounted on platform; black horse with gilt lines and tail on red platform with yellow outline shaped like an hourglass and blue floral motif at center; legs jointed and attached to body, move back and forth when toy is pulled or pushed.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Laura Harding
Object Number:
1998.34
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
23379
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking horse
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1868
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 19.7 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Cast iron mechanical toy of horse mounted on three wheels; movement of legs controlled by spinning axle.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Laura Harding
Object Number:
1998.33
Gallery Label:
Ives also manufactured a four-wheeled variation of this horse. Bernard Barenholtz speculated that Ives may have produced the three-wheeler as an experiment, turning out limited quantities (See Publications).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
23377
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll's skirt
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Textile, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 12 in. ( 17.8 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Doll's dress of green cotton textile with frayed hem, blue and dark green braid around lower third of dress, white tape waist with brass eyelet at rear; hand sewn.
Object Number:
INV.11041d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23376
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Wood, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 8.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Peg wooden with head and torso carved as single unit, high, carved comb on top of head, painted yellow, black painted hair with additional curls along edges, carved nose, and painted facial features; wooden body with mortise and tenon joints, with lower parts of limbs painted white and red slippers painted onto feet; green dress with high waist and long sleeves, hand sewn, with trim sewn on to hem and ruff at neck, over white silk petticoat.
Object Number:
INV.4510
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
23353
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll: small girl w/smock and bonnet
Classification:
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Ceramic, textile, hair, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 14.6 x 10.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Miniature doll with bisque head and torso, blond hair, sleeping eyes, and bisque limbs jointed at shoulder and hip; cream silk bonnet with lavender stripes and matching smock over yellow cotton shift and knickers, with yellow painted stockings and black painted ankle strap shoes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1958.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23352
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.






