Doll
Classification:
Date:
1920-1960
Medium:
Textile, straw, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 41.6 x 16.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cloth doll with textile body; molded and painted face, black yarn hair, and straw hat; woven blue and orange shawl, white shirt; green, red, and blue printed linen skirt.
Object Number:
INV.10906
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
18273
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll: Slavic girl figure
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Composition, textile, hair, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 7 x 4 in. ( 35.6 x 17.8 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Doll with composition reverse socket head, yellow hair, sleeping eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; composition body with limbs jointed at shoulder and hip; Polish costume consisting of flower-trimmed bonnet, beige satin peasant blouse and black jumper with embroidery and rick-rack trim, and red knee-high boots made of oilcloth.
Object Number:
INV.10975
Gallery Label:
Christie's appraiser Olivia Bristol characterizes this doll as "composition American doll in Polish costume" (Christie's Appraisals, Inc., Auction Estimates, January 7, 1998).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
18272
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll: Slavic woman in kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1920-1960
Medium:
Textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 17 x 7 in. ( 55.9 x 43.2 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Cloth doll with stuffed textile upper body and soft, quilted lower body which functions as a tea cozy; molded face painted with parted lips; red textile hat and scarf, yellow printed shirt, blue printed skirt.
Object Number:
INV.10984
Marks:
printed: on label sewn beneath skirt: "Made in Soviet/ Union"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
18270
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll: in long white dress
Classification:
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Ceramic, textile, composition, leather, hair, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 16 x 6 in. ( 73.7 x 40.6 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Child doll with bisque shoulder head, short curly brown wig, blue glass eyes, open mouth, and tinted face; composition body with ball-and-socket joints and molded hands; white short-sleeved dress with tiered skirt and flowered ribbon stitched at middle, over petticoats and knickers with lace trim, and black stockings; black leather slippers.
Object Number:
INV.11121
Marks:
impressed: maker's mark on back of head: "A 1 4 M"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
18268
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Auction
Classification:
Date:
1893
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 5 x 6 5/8 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 16.8 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Auction" card game with 16 merchandise cards depicting items such as a cow and a carriage, 62 money cards and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; cover chromolithographed with an image of an auctioneer selling items to a group of men; box inscribed, "The/ GAME/ of/ Auction/ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS./ SALEM, MASS. USA./ COPYRIGHTED 1893".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.651
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "The/ GAME/ of/ Auction/ PUBLISHED BY/ PARKER BROTHERS./ SALEM, MASS. USA./ COPYRIGHTED 1893"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1893
eMuseum Object ID:
18226
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Improved Game of Avilude or Game of Birds
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1891
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 5 x 6 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
"The Improved Game of Avilude or Game of Birds" paper covered cardboard game box with an image of ducks flying over a marsh chromolithographed on the cover; box cover inscribed, "THE IMPROVED GAME OF/ AVILUDE/ OR/ GAME OF BIRDS/ COPYRIGHT 1891/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N. Y."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.700
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE IMPROVED GAME OF/ AVILUDE/ OR/ GAME OF BIRDS/ COPYRIGHT 1891/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. N. Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
18210
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Lost Heir
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 5 x 6 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
"Game of Lost Heir" with 32 cards representing the police forces of four cities and an instruction book in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed with a young boy leaning on his hands in front of lower Manhattan with the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty; box inscribed, "The Game of/ LOST HEIR/ 4310/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.691
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "The Game of/ LOST HEIR/ 4310/ McLOUGHLIN BROS., NEW YORK."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1835-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
cup: 1 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup and saucer; stippled tulip design on cup; ear-shaped handle; stippled rose vine design on saucer.
Object Number:
INV.3983
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
18023
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sulky
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Iron, paint, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 8 x 4 in. ( 15.2 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Cast iron sulky with jockey and horse; jockey in blue and white with red cap; yellow sulky and wheels; black horse.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Laura Harding
Object Number:
1998.19ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
17781
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature Furniture, Six-Drawer Chest
Classification:
Date:
1975
Medium:
Mahogany, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 16.5 x 14 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Scale model in mahogany of six-drawer chest with rectangular wood inlay on top and drawer fronts and brass hardware.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. William P. Yankauer
Object Number:
1983.37y
Marks:
signature: in ink on underside of bottom drawer: "WmP Yankauer / 1975"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1975
eMuseum Object ID:
17738
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.






