Doll

Object Name:

Doll

Object ID:

1975.067.27.1

Description:

Doll, "Frozen Charlotte". Porcelain with ribbons. White, glazed body. Black-colored, modeled hair, extending beyond ears. Little it of hair on forehead in one area. Painted eyebrows, two dots for eyes, short, red line for mouth, and rosy cheeks. Figure standing. Arms bent forward at elbows and extend out sides slightly. Legs extend downward and slightly towards front. Left foot broken, but appears to be original defect due to glaze on stub. Right foot extends forward more with slight toe group modeling, due to little groove across bottom towards front. Glaze missing on back of body. Small lump on left side of back by shoulder. Looks like slightly above lumbar area, molded "J" in body. Buttocks with crease, but surface slightly rough. Silken ribbon wrapped around torso with large bow at front.

Material:

Ceramic
Textile

Dimensions:

H-2.1 W-1.1 D-0.55 inches

Provenance:

A collection of objects from the Wilton, N.H. 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

People:

Gage, Josephine H. (1850-1919), Batchelder, Bertha S. (1889-1977), Batchelder, Maynard S. (1914-2007)