Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll: woman in ethnic dress w/long braids
Title
Doll: woman in ethnic dress w/long braids
Object name
Doll
Date
ca. 1860
Medium
Composition, textile, hair, metal, beads, glass, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 11 1/2 x 8 x 2 in. ( 29.2 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Doll with composition shoulder head with slit pate, blond hair, and black glass eyes; stuffed cloth body with arm jointed at shoulder and hand with separate fingers; ethnic costume consisting of black lace bonnet, blouse with pleated front, full sleeves, and lace cuffs worn under long black dress with beaded bodice and blue apron, with chains and medallions worn at shoulder and waist.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number
1937.63
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this doll belonged to Angeline Burr Corse (b. 1847), mother of the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
