Wax Cloth Figure from the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia
Unidentified Aztec makercollected 1876
Cloth and wax
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt Kimberly
22.3.1949
Geography/Culture
North America, Mexico
Period
19th century
Object Name
Recreational Artifacts: Toy, Doll
Classification
Americas
Not on view
Course History
COLT 73, 101, Spectacle and Exhibitionism, Michelle Warren, Winter 2012
Provenance
Collected by "an old sea captain," about 1820-1860; to General John Hewston, California; bequeathed to his niece, Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt Kimberly (1851-1927), West Newton, Massachusetts; given to present collection, 1922.
Old Number
Red No. 22.394
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