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Doll Rendered by Mina Lowry (artist), c. 1936 watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard overall: 30 x 22.7 cm (11 13/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Index of American Design 1943.8.11221 Not on View |
Object 10 of 26
P>This handsome doll representing a black woman was made about 1870. During the period shortly after the Civil War, black dolls were especially popular. They were again prevalent in the 1890s when dolls of all races appeared in both America and Europe. This doll has a carved wooden head and a stuffed cloth body.
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