Doll with Handmade Shaker Garments, early 20th century, the doll dressed in a brown woolen gown with linen petticoat and straw bonnet, ht. 17 in. Provenance: Margot Mayo, a folklorist with an appreciation for Shaker music who began recording and preserving American folk music in the 1930s. Her first experience with Shaker music was in an expedition to New Lebanon, New York, in 1948.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-06-04
Shaker Style Wooden Doll House with Miniature Shaker Furnishings, 20th century, the exterior a replica of a Shaker Trustees' office with painted sign, the interior Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-10-31
Three Handmade Leather Garments/Wall Hangings, each painted and with fringe, two with additional beadwork and/or embroidery, at least two signed by artist. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-12-13
Armand Marseille Bisque Shoulder Head Doll with Shaker Straw Bonnet and Wool Cloak, doll ht. 15 3/4 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-03-14
Paper Doll in a Shaker-type Splint Box, c. 1860s, a 6-inch one-sided lady with head transplanted to new body, with approx. fifteen one-sided costumes and Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-05-03
China Turned Shoulder Head Lady Doll with Molded Hat, mid-19th century, blue painted eyes, brown eyebrows, exposed ears, light pink tinting, closed mouth with red Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-11-03
Important German Wooden Doll with Wardrobe, maker unknown, probably Oberammergau, Bavaria, c. 1790-1800, painted gesso over carved wood head, brown painted pate, deeply carved ears Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-10-10
Shaker Brush, Thirteen Mostly Shaker Sewing Items, and a Mahogany Doll's Table, late 19th/early 20th century, including a turned ash-handled boar's hair brush, a round Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-15
Handmade Black Lady Rag Doll, America, late 19th/early 20th century, stuffed knit stocking doll with embroidered eyes and mouth, unraveled knit stocking hair, wearing a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-08-14
Handmade Dancing Paper Doll, mid-19th century, fabric costume on articulated paper doll, with hoop petticoat, fabric flower trim, ht. 16 in. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-04-12
Composition Doll in Shaker Attire, America, mid-20th century, all-composition doll with blue painted eyes, blonde mohair wig, jointed arms and legs, dressed in maroon wool Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-05-16
