Carved Wooden Lady
Maker
Unknown
(English)
Dateca. 1830-1840
OriginFrance
MediumCarved and painted wood, human hair, silk, and cotton
Dimensions20 in. (50.8 cm)
ClassificationsDoll
Credit LineGift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
Object number2017.204
Label TextUnknown Maker, (French, 19th century)
Carved Wooden Lady
Carved and painted wood, human hair, silk, and cotton. Unmarked, about 1830–1840
Gift of Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III
This 19th-century wooden doll is a successor to the 18th-century doll displayed nearby. She has fine, modelled features, a carved recess for the placement of hair, and enamel eyes. Her dowel-articulated limbs are painted, her feet showing fanciful stockings and boots.
Status
Not on view
Rochard, Antoine Edmond (French, b. 1836)
about 1868
Fukumatsu Yamada