THE DOLL DRESSMAKER

Artist ROSE HARTWELL (1861-1917)

Datec.1915

CountryUtah, USA

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions92.1 x 72.4 cm (36 1/4 x 28 1/2") (Image)
Frame: 110.5 x 91.4 cm (43 1/2 x 36")

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art

Terms

Object number820046745

DescriptionThe image is an interior domestic scene in which a female figure is seated at a small table holding a doll upright with fabric draped around it. The female figure is placed just right of center and faces the left edge of the composition; the table is to the left of center and has a cloth covering the top. In addition to the doll the figure is holding a second doll sits on the tabletop, three stand on a shelf in the left background, and others lay in a large basket at the figure's feet, the same basket out of which the fabric is drawn. A mantel piece can be seen in the background on the right.

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