Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Collection of doll's petticoats
Object Number:
INV.11208
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Largest (undergarment; overall): 10 1/4 x 7 in. (26 x 17.8 cm)
Description:
Collection of dolls white cotton undergarments consisting of three petticoats and three shirt-like undergarments; hand and machine sewn.
Gallery Label:
A note found in the box in which this object was found indicates that it and the other objects in the box were the gift of Mrs. O.T. Barck, and that they were made by Mrs. Charles Kellog (Mollie Silence) in ca. 1905.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
