Collection Highlights
Doll: girl w/fur trimmed coat and velvet hat on stand
ca. 1893
1961.31
Ceramic, composition, textile, leather, fur, hair, rhinestones, feathers, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. William Wilton Phipps (1855-1934)
Title
Mrs. William Wilton Phipps (1855-1934)
Date
1893
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 in. ( 6.4 x 5.1 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Peter Mari
Object Number
1905.192
Marks
inscription: on paper backing: "Mrs. Wilton Phipps/Paillet/6 Bd de Clichy/Paris"
signed and dated: at left:"Paillet/1895"
Gallery Label
Jessie Butler Duncan was the daughter of William Butler Duncan (1830-1912) of 1 Fifth Avenue, president of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. She married William Wilton Phipps, a prosperous London merchant, in 1876.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
