Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll: small girl w/smock and bonnet
Title
Doll: small girl w/smock and bonnet
Object name
Miniature doll
Date
1860-1900
Medium
Ceramic, textile, hair, glass, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 14.6 x 10.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description
Miniature doll with bisque head and torso, blond hair, sleeping eyes, and bisque limbs jointed at shoulder and hip; cream silk bonnet with lavender stripes and matching smock over yellow cotton shift and knickers, with yellow painted stockings and black painted ankle strap shoes.
Credit Line
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number
1958.2
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
