Collection Highlights
Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll
Object Number:
INV.10995
Date:
1930-1940
Medium:
Composition, textile, wood, beads, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 3/4 x 8 x 4 in. ( 40 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
typewritten: on paper label attached with string to wrist: "ORIGINAL / REAL DUTCH / NATIONAL COSTUME, BONNET / AND WOODEN SHOES / -ALL HAND MADE- / guaranteed & signed / by the maker: / [signed] Corry Coster"
Description:
Child doll with composition shoulder head, grey painted eyes, open/closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed cloth body with composition limbs jointed at shoulder and hip; Dutch costume consisting of lace cap, red beaded necklace, striped skirt with black and flower printed apron, petticoats, knickers, stockings, and wooden shoes.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
