Collection Highlights
The Game of Playing Department Store
1898
2000.715
Cardboard, wood, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll: girl in red plaid dress
Title
Doll: girl in red plaid dress
Object name
Doll
Date
1830-1860
Medium
Papier-m
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 17.8 x 11.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description
Lady doll with papier-m
Object Number
INV.10823
Gallery Label
Christie's appraiser Olivia Bristol estimates that the doll itself dates from ca. 1830 and the dress from ca. 1850 (Christie's Appraisals, Inc., Auction Estimates, January 7, 1998).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
