Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
This is a tiny nut-headed doll with a brown silk dress, blue plaid shawl, and white bonnet. The arms are of cloth and the body of paper. The lower body is a cardboard cylinder covered with tissue. The face is drawn in ink.
About This Item
- Title: Bethel Fair doll, ca. 1848
- Creation Date: circa 1848
- Subject Date: circa 1848
- Location: Bethel, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Pecan, cloth and cardboard
- Local Code: 4271*
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Child
- Children
- Color image
- Home, domestic life and personal possessions
- Museum object
- Recreation & leisure
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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