Male and Female Black Dolls Associated with Minnie Knapp, 19th-century
Title
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.
Conservator: Williamstown Art Conservation Center
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.
Conservator: Williamstown Art Conservation Center
Conservator
Amount Funded
$7,500
Collection
Citation
“Male and Female Black Dolls Associated with Minnie Knapp, 19th-century,” Celebrating the NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program, accessed April 28, 2024, https://ctg20.omeka.net/items/show/1318.