Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll: on stand w/purple dress
Object Number:
INV.11119
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Ceramic, composition, textile, hair, patent leather, metal, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 x 10 x 3 3/4 in. ( 48.3 x 25.4 x 9.5 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back of head: "C. M. BERGMANN / SIMON & HALBIG / 7 1/2"
Description:
Doll with bisque socket head, blond wig with pin curls and barrettes glued to pate, blue glass eyes, open mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; composition body with ball and socket joints at shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees, and swivel hands with separate fingers; jacket and skirt made of embroidered burgundy jersey and black patent leather ankle-strap shoes with ribbon bows.
Gallery Label:
According to Christie's appraiser Olivia Bristol, clothes are not original (Christie's Appraisals, Inc., Auction Estimates, January 7, 1998).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
