Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll
Object Number:
INV.4545
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Papier mâché, textile, wood, leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 9 1/2 x 3 in. ( 33 x 24.1 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Doll with papier mâché shoulder head, molded black hair with corkscrew curls at back, molded and painted facial features including blue eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed kid body with divided arm composed of stuffed kid upper arm and wooden lower arm, with crudely carved fingers, divided leg composed of stuffed kid upper leg and wooden lower leg, with brown painted feet; pink wool tiered dress with black velvet bands sewn around skirt, neck, and cuffs, over cream-colored petticoats and knickers.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
