Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll
Object Number:
INV.10939
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Papier-mâché, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Doll with papier-mâché shoulder head, black painted hair, brown painted eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed cloth body with limbs jointed at shoulder and hip; Turkish costume consisting of red fez with black tassel, blue vest, muslin shirt, green sash, and red trousers and shoes.
Gallery Label:
Christie's appraiser Olivia Bristol characterizes this doll as a "Turkish souvenir" (Christie's Appraisals, Inc., Auction Estimates, January 7, 1998).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
