Corn cob doll
Artist:
Spaulding
Date: c. 1870
Medium: Corn cob, cotton, wood
Classification: Recreational Artifacts
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. William N. Freeman
Object number: 1940.42.1
DescriptionDoll body made of corn-cob to waist, covered with white cotton. Arms and legs wood, probably belonging to another doll earlier. Left shoe painted yellow, right foot whittled later. White cotton trousers edged with crochet; white petticoat with deep, finely stitched hem. Dress of reddish-brown cotton with a pattern of white wavy lines; skirt in two layers. Hair blue yarn; facial features marked in pencil.
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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