Collection Highlights
Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles
Date:
1829
Object Number:
LIB.E441.Box.W1784.W3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll
Object Number:
INV.10907
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Papier-mâché, textile, sequins, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/4 x 8 x 3 in. ( 34.9 x 20.3 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
written: on bottom of one shoe: "8.50"
written: on bottom of other shoe: "3508/2"
printed label: attached by thread to one hand: "MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA / SLIP / SLOVAK HOME INDUSTRY"
Description:
Doll with papier-mâché shoulder head, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed cloth body with limbs jointed at shoulder and hip; ethnic costume consisting of red flower print cap, white blouse with lace dollar and cuffs, pink and blue flower print knee-length skirt with sequin-trimmed waistband and sash, muslin underclothes, and black knee-high boots made of cloth.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
