Native Woman

CulturePortuguese

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 inches (19.69 cm)

Credit LineGift of H. G. Moore in memory of Dora Pearl Moore

Object number35-40/66

On View

Not on view

Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionNative lady in red flannel skirt, red embroidered apron and bodice, white blouse, red shawl on head, gold hoop earrings. From Madeira.Provenance

Provenance

Pearle Scales Moore (1867-1934), Peoria, IL, by 1934 [1];

Inherited by her husband, Harrie Grant Moore (1864-1939), Peoria, IL, 1934-1935;

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.

NOTES:

[1] According to "Dolls to the Gallery," Kansas City Times, December 11, 1935, p. 9, these dolls "were collected by the late Mrs. H. G. Moore on her world travels with her husband."

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