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Doll on tricycle

Doll on tricycle
Title
Doll on tricycle
Object name 
Windup toy
Date 
1860-1910
Medium 
Composition, textile, glass, metal, paint
Dimensions 
Overall: 8 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. ( 22.2 x 19 x 10.2 cm )
Description 
Windup toy composed of doll mounted on tricycle; All-in-One composition doll with gray hair attached to head, black glass pupilless eyes, and open mouth; slightly bent arms, molded hands holding mallets, and white painted legs with black painted shoes; brown velvet jacket with yellow braid trim, pink skirt with blue braid trim, and green hat with yellow braid trim and pink feather; green painted tricycle with mechanism mounted under seat; when toy is pushed or pulled, doll's arms rise and fall, causing the mallets to hit the gong, and the bell mounted at back to ring.
Credit Line 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number 
1937.1228
Gallery Label 
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance 
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.