Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Luce Center
Baby doll
Title
Baby doll
Object name
Doll
Date
ca. 1880
Medium
Ceramic, textile, leather, glass, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 30 1/2 x 15 x 3 3/4 in. ( 77.5 x 38.1 x 9.5 cm )
Description
Baby doll with bisque shoulder head, blue glass eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed cloth body with divided arm composed of stuffed cloth upper arm and stuffed kid lower arm, and leg with hip and knee joints formed by stitching; white coat and cape with lace trim and feather stitching over long white dress with rows of tucks around bottom, white petticoat, vest, and linen diapers, with crocheted cap and booties.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Hortense Abbott Carney
Object Number
1923.77
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
