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Doll

Object Name:
Doll
Object ID:
1945.031.16
Date:
circa 1860
Description:
Doll, Woman. "Pink Luster" china head doll. Black hair with a center part and corkscrew curls. Dressed in a plum-colored wool dress with white pearl buttons down the back, over which is a jacket of tan wool trimmed with red braid. She is wearing black shoes with lacings on the insides. Her underwear is trimmed with tatting.
Material:
Ceramic
Textile
Mother-of-Pearl
Dimensions:
H-13.5 W-4.5 D-2 inches
Provenance:
The doll formerly belonged to the mother of the donor (Miss Mary Bell Willson), Mrs. Anna Bell (Johnson) Willson.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Bell Willson
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