Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll: girl in sailor suit: S.M.S. Hertha
Object Number:
INV.10957
Date:
1910
Medium:
Ceramic, composition, textile, hair, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 7 x 3 1/2 in. ( 43.2 x 17.8 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back of head: "E. 11. St [enclosed in diamond frame] / . . . ade in Ger . . . / A. M. / 3"
embroidered: on cap: "S. M. S. HERTHA"
Description:
Doll with bisque socket head, blond wig with pin curls glued to pate, open mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; composition body with ball and socket joints at shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees, and swivel hands with separate fingers; sailor costume consisting of navy blue dress with pleated skirt, double-breasted blue felt jacket with sailor collar, blue felt cape with hood lined with red felt, and blue felt sailor's cap with ribbon trim, with muslin petticoat and knickers.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
