A circular bas relief plaster roundel. The roundel depicts a woman's head in profile with a flower in her hair set atop cherub wings. A rising sun appears in the background. The plaster is enclosed in a glazed, gilt shadow box frame.
Male and Female Black Dolls Associated with Minnie Knapp, 19th-century
Year Conserved
2022
Holding Institution
Historic Cherry Hill
Object Name/Description
$7,500.00 for the conservation of a pair of 19th-century male and female Black dolls associated with Minnie Knapp. Raised at Cherry Hill, Minnie was a servant and a ward of the family. Once conserved the dolls will be interpreted as part of the museum’s 4th and 5th grade program and become part of new interpretive techniques on the house tour.
$7,500 for the conservation of hair leather-covered travel trunk that was passed from Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (1770-1898) to William James Knapp (1843-1885).
Conservator: Williamstown + Atlanta Art Conservation Center.