Doll

Doll dressed in Shaker costume by Sister Alice Howland, Church Family, Canterbury, NH

ca. 1930-1940

Object ID:
2021.3.1
Community:
New Hampshire, Canterbury
Makers
Howland, Alice Miriam (1884-1973)
Description

Doll with blue paste eyes and dark blond hair. The doll is dressed in a pale blue gray dress and lace-trimmed bertha, dark rose cloak, woven palm bonnet with light blue flounce, net cap, petticoat, black socks and black patent leather shoes. The doll's body is bisque and stuffed leather.

Notes

The doll was dressed by Sister Alice Howland and given by her as a gift to her niece, Priscilla Howland Loewenstine, in the 1930s.

New Hampshire Canterbury Church Family

New Hampshire Canterbury Church Family

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