Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll
Object Number:
INV.10981
Date:
1930-1940
Medium:
Composition, textile, hair, beads, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 7 x 3 in. ( 44.4 x 17.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Child doll with composition reverse socket head, brown wig glued to pate, sleeping eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; composition body with limbs jointed at shoulder and hip; ethnic costume consisting of embroidered muslin dress, woolen wraparound overskirt, black striped apron, and red velour vest with yellow and green edging, with yellow knee-high booties over brown stockings and three-strand red bead necklace.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
