Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Historical Artifacts
Doll: woman in black w/shawl
Object Number:
INV.10972
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Papier-mâché, textile, hair, beads, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 6 x 2 1/2 in. ( 35.6 x 15.2 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
cloth label: stitched to inside of skirt hem: "A. Alberani Vecchiotti / MILANO / Made in Italy"
written: in pencil on tag attached to wrist: "art. 33 / Venezia / Tridentina"
Description:
Doll with papier-mâché head, yellow hair, and painted facial features; stuffed cloth body with arms jointed at shoulder and hands with separate thumb and first finger and other fingers formed by stitching; ethnic costume consisting of tall brimless black felt hat with lace around bottom, bead necklace, flower print shawl with fringe, long black felt skirt with light blue apron, muslin underclothes, and black booties.
Gallery Label:
Christie's appraiser Olivia Bristol describes this doll as a "Lenci/Look-alike" (Christie's Appraisals, Inc., Auction Estimates, January 7, 1998).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
