Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll
Object Number:
INV.10901
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Composition, textile, leather, hair, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 11 x 3 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
printed paper label: attached with ribbon to edge of sleeve: "MARGA"
written: in pencil on reverse of label: "Tura"
Description:
Doll with flange neck composition head, yellow hair, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed cloth body with limbs jointed at shoulder and hip; ethnic costume consisting of headdress with metallic lace crown, black ruffled band, and embroidered pink ribbon bow attached to back, flower print shawl with yarn fringe, muslin blouse, pleated red knee-length skirt with embroidered flowers with pleated black apron, muslin underclothes, and black leather boots.
Gallery Label:
Christie's appraiser Olivia Bristol characterizes this doll as a "Polish souvenir doll" (Christie's Appraisals, Inc., Auction Estimates, January 7, 1998).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
