Doll: "Mollie Bentley"

1936

Josephine C. Romano and Edith Towner

Associated Names
Josephine C. Romano

Artist, American, 1915 - 2009

Edith Towner

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a doll facing left. The doll is standing upright with a slight forward tilt. The doll has two simple lines for eyes and small floral patterns for cheeks, with no discernible mouth or nose. The hair is painted in a short, curly style in blue color. The doll wears a black bonnet with a large blue bow. The outfit consists of a layered dress with a blue and white plaid skirt over a red skirt with small white patterns. Beneath the skirts, there are glimpses of additional underskirts with floral and circle patterns, adorned with lace trim. The doll wears a white cape with a decorative floral pattern visible on the sleeves. The black shoes are embellished with a yellow chain design. The background is a plain, beige surface. The artist's name, Edith S. Forrer, is inscribed in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.9 x 26.7 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 15 1/2" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.8135


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

  • Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 144, no. 282.

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 640, no. 2312.

Inscriptions

lower right in ink: Edith Towner

Wikidata ID

Q64591534

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