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Doll--"General Grant" Rendered by Rex F. Bush watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on paperboard, 51 x 38.2 cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.) Index of American Design 1943.8.16646 |
Object 12 of 26
Some of the most interesting dolls were modeled after famous personalities. This doll represents General Ulysses S. Grant of the U.S. Army. It was made in the 1860s for a woman in Cressy, Michigan. The relationship of doll types to historical events is particularly evident in this case, for the doll appeared at the time of the Civil War when General Grant was at the height of his popularity in the North. A variety of materials was used in making dolls during this period, including papier-mâché and rag. Papier-mâché was used for the head of the General Grant doll; the body is made of kid.
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