Collection Highlights
Fraktur: Birth and Baptism certificate of Joseph Flor
Date:
1811
Object Number:
PR.022.13
Medium:
Hand-colored print
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Fortune-telling doll
Object Number:
Z.393
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Wood, paper, textile, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 in. ( 18.4 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
written: on leaves of skirt: "the luck that is ordained/ for you will be/ coveted by others" one of approx. fifty inscriptions.
Description:
Peg wooden doll with painted head and hinged arms and legs; fabric and lace dress with pleated, multi-colored paper skirt with hand-written inscriptions within the folds; inscriptions include morals, predictions, and advice dealing primarily with love and friendship; later metal support and base.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
