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Early Wax Doll
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A doll from the collection of Alice Kent Trimpey and dating to the mid-nineteenth century is posed in a woodland setting with a small china dog. The doll's head and shoulders are wax over papier-mache. She wears a velvet riding habit and hat and carries a crop.
1935
Trimpey, Ephraim Burt
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W012G84
WHi 72512
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Martha
1935
Hand-colored photograph of a doll, Martha, from the collection of Alice Kent Trimpey, posed in a woodland setting. She wears a green brocade dress and hat. Her head and shoulders are wax over papie...
Violet
1935
A portrait of the doll, Violet, from the collection of the photographer's wife, Alice Kent Trimpey. The doll has a wax-over-composition head and is described on the negative jacket as having been "...
Little Lou Crawford
1935
A doll from the collection of Alice Kent Trimpey is posed with a flock of toy sheep.
Dolls in Show Window
1930
A nighttime view of dolls from the collection of Alice Kent Trimpey, arranged in the window of the Trimpey Studio and antique shop, 128 Fourth Avenue. The dolls are displayed with antique furniture...
Doll with Miniature Chair
1935
A doll with china head from the collection of Alice Kent Trimpey is posed by a miniature chair. She wears a silk dress and dates from the mid-nineteenth century.
Dolls in Window
1930
Dolls from the collection of Alice Kent Trimpey arranged in the front window of the Trimpey Studio and antique shop at 128 Fourth Avenue. There is a miniature dresser and dollhouse in the background.
