Collections record Beta
Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Dolls
Object Number
1912-02-5 A,B
Description
A -Doll with head made of papier mache. Features painted on face. Stuffed cloth body. (not original - replacement of leather one) Hair on head of long brown curls. Doll wears brown and green printed dress with bloomers and red leather shoes B - Doll with head made fo papier mache. Features painted on face. Leather body, stuffed with wood chips and hand stitched close. Wooden arms and legs - attached to leather with srips of blue paper with adhesive. Legs and arms painted in flesh tones. Printed cotton dress - red with white cotton bloomers underneath
Comment
Dolls belonged to Mary Gibbons, daughter of Abraham Gibbons who was elected to the Assembly of Pennsylania 18 times from Chester County
Category
Date Made
A-ca. 1835 B-ca. 1820
Dimensions
A 12" long B 11" long
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)
