Doll
- Object Name:
- Doll
- Object ID:
- 1975.067.28.3
- Description:
- Rag doll. Simple, cloth-covered. Slightly-flattened, cylindrical body, tapered with top and bottom edges. Narrow arms at top with stiff armature. Legs also with stiff armature inside. Fine blue woven textile stretched over body, legs, and arms. Some color change on front of torso of blue tint being lost and remaining color dark blue, verging on black. Round, slightly-elongated head with fine textile stretched and sewn over its somewhat firm core. Bluish dye coloration on back of head. Black hair on front of head, extending downward somewhat over off-white face. Dark circular eyes with small pupils. Two dark dots for nostrils. Remnants of fine red line for mouth. Pink patches cheek under eyes .
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- H-7.5 W-4 D-2.1 inches
- Provenance:
- A collection of objects from the Wilton, NH, home of the donor's mother, Bertha Gage (Stone) Batchelder (1889-1977). The objects in the gift came from the home of Josephine H. Gage (1850-1919), the sister of the donor's grandmother's Eliza Jane (Gage) Stone (1859-1938).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Maynard S. Batchelder
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