From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Dolls
Oilcloth doll with white bonnet and dress, yellow painted hair and blue eyes
Oilcloth doll with white bonnet and dress, yellow painted hair and blue eyes. "Chase Doll” made by Mrs. Chase (from Rhode Island) as play dolls . successful career through Boston store, and later used by nurses in training. At the turn of the century these were sold undressed, or for a dollar more . fully dressed. *The dress may be a christening gown that was donated separately; it has no accession or object number.
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Chase doll
circa 1900
21"
01/29/2002
05/08/2018
Doll; Doll; oilcloth doll with white bonnet and dress, yellow painted hair and blue eyes. “Chase Doll” made by Mrs. Chase (from Rhode Island) as play dolls . successful career through Boston store, and later used by nurses in training. At the Turn of the Century these were sold undressed, or for a dollar more . fully dressed.
06/30/2012
09/19/2024