Doll

Object Number: 
1971.4a
Date: 
1870-1910
Medium: 
Composition, textile, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall (doll): 20 x 10 x 5 in. (50.8 x 25.4 x 12.7 cm)
Description: 
Baby doll with composition shoulder head, short curly blond wig, molded and painted facial features including blue eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed cloth body with divided arm composed of stuffed cloth upper arm and composition lower arm, and molded hands, divided leg composed of stuffed cloth upper leg and composition lower leg, with molded knee and boots, painted black and blue; doll swaddled in several layers of clothing, including two white capes, long-sleeved white dress with blue satin sash, extending several inches past doll's feet, over long flannel petticoat; lace cap tied under chin with blue satin ribbon.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch in memory of his mother Clara S. Von Kienbusch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group