Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
Date:
1740-1770
Object Number:
1890.3
Medium:
Wool, linen
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Instructions for paper dolls
Object Number:
INV.11137
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 11 7/8 in. ( 16.2 x 30.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: at top: "DIRECTIONS FOR NUMBER SIX./CINDERELLA.-Cut away all of the white paper outside the figure..."
printed: below directions: "ADVERTISEMENT./The subscribers have recently published, under the name of "THE GIRLS' DELIGHT," Seven Numbers of P
Description:
Single printed page with directions for cutting out and dressing the "Cinderella" paper doll; below, an advertisement for "The Girls' Delight," a group of seven paper dolls: "Florence," "Hattie," "Frank," "Nellie," "Clara," "Cinderella," and "The Little Pet."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
