Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll: Martha Washington
Object Number:
1977.83b
Date:
1950-1976
Medium:
Textile, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 7 x 3 1/4 in. ( 33 x 17.8 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: on paper tag pinned to dress: "'Martha Washington'/ Attic Doll
Description:
Cloth doll of Martha Washington with painted textile face, white cotton hair; black polyester dress with applied lace trim, black bonnet with blue feather.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, the donor purchased this doll and its mate from a New York City antiques dealer. He believed the dolls dated to circa 1800.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph Klein
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
