Chair, Doll
- Object Name:
- Chair, Doll
- Object ID:
- 2012.005.01.1
- Creator:
- Warriner, Edgar P. (1880-1944)
- Date:
- 1931
- Description:
- Doll bench, wood, one of three pieces made by Edgar P. Warriner (1880-1944) for his niece, Ruby E. Prescott (1926-2011) of Dunbarton, NH, 1931. Settle-type bench with high back, curved sides, and enclosed base. Nailed construction. Signed in pencil on bottom, "Ruby E. Prescott / From Uncle Ed 1931".
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-7.6 W-5.75 D-3.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Ruby E. Prescott Langley (1926-2011) was born in Dunbarton, NH, daughter of John Shirley Prescott (b. 1888) and Ina May Warriner (b. 1891). Ina had a brother, Edgar Perley Warriner (1880-1944), who was probably "Uncle Ed." Edgar was born in Dunbarton, lived in Worcester when he registered for the draft in 1942, and died in Shoreham, VT. He was a dairy farmer.
Ruby E. Prescott married Robert L. Langley. She lived in Boscawen since 1954 and died there. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Dolls
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