Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paper dolls and costumes (44 pieces)
Object Number:
1973.10.1a-rr
Date:
1890-1900
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Each (approx.): 10 1/2 x 5 in. (26.7 x 12.7 cm)
Marks:
written: in pencil on reverse of some costumes: "Paris" and/or "Mother"
printed: on reverse of one doll: "THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE / Will issue, each Sunday, a Fashion Plate Supplement which / will be in the very latest style and when cut out will exa
Description:
Three chromolithographed paper dolls with forty-one costumes reflecting fashionable (mostly Parisian) dress styles of the 1890s.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Constance Sherman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.









