Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll
Object Number:
INV.11008
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Papier-mâché, textile, wood, leather, paper, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 23.5 x 14 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Lady doll with papier-mâché shoulder head, molded black hair, and molded and painted facial features; stuffed kid body with divided arm composed of stuffed kid upper arm and painted wood lower arm and divided leg composed of stuffed kid upper leg and painted wood lower leg (blue paper bands conceal joints); lace-trimmed gauze overcoat with wide collar and bow over (discolored) white mid-calf length dress with blue ribbon tied around waist, with muslin petticoat and knickers and open-knit stockings.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
