China Doll
Scope and Contents
A female porcelain doll with blue glass eyes, stiff cloth body, and dark hair arranged in a center part and cut short. Doll is dressed (inner-most to outer-most) in yellowed pantaloons trimmed with lace; nude-colored cotton stockings; red faux-leather shoes with pink fabric bows and metal buckles; a cream colored petticoat with bands and eyelet at bottom; and a dress of pale ivory with maroon trim at the waist, sleeves, neck, and hem.
Dates
- 19th century
Extent
1 item(s) (porcelain; paint; hair [animal or synthetic]; fabric;;) : porcelain; paint; hair [animal or synthetic]; fabric;
Physical Location
Archives
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed by Dr. Lizzie D. R. Atkinson in 1933 as part of the Atkinson-Lancaster collection.
Appraisals
Skinner 1992
Photo
Y
Title type
Descriptive
Culture of Origin
French [Attr.]
Catalog Date
6/3/2016
- Title
- Catalog record for China Doll
- Author
- Initial metadata prepared by Mary Kathryn Menck. EAD record prepared in MarcEdit.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Fine Art Collections Repository
New England Historic Genealogical Society
99-101 Newbury Street
Boston MA 02116-3007 United States
617-536-5740
Curt.DiCamillo@nehgs.org