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Brown clay sculpture covered with porcelain doll heads, limbs, seashells, marbles and broken pieces, with a starfish near the base.

Untitled (Memory Vessel with Doll Parts and Watch faces)

A brown clay mound studded with fragments of bisque doll heads, limbs and torsos, seashells, marbles and broken porcelain. A pale doll head with painted eyes and a second head with rosy cheeks rise from the top, while a starfish and cracked bowl sit near the base.

Artist
Zelermy
Date
mid-20th century
Medium
sewer pipe clay
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2242 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1967).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Sin título (vasija de recuerdos con partes de muñecas)

Un montículo de arcilla marrón cubierto de fragmentos de cabezas, extremidades y torsos de muñecas de bisque, conchas marinas, canicas y porcelana rota. Una cabeza de muñeca pálida con ojos pintados y otra con mejillas rosadas emergen de la parte superior, mientras una estrella de mar y un cuenco agrietado se sitúan cerca de la base.

Português: Sem título (vaso de memória com partes de bonecas)

Um monte de argila marrom coberto de fragmentos de cabeças, membros e troncos de bonecas de biscuit, conchas do mar, bolinhas de vidro e porcelana quebrada. Uma cabeça de boneca pálida com olhos pintados e outra com bochechas rosadas surgem do topo, enquanto uma estrela-do-mar e uma tigela rachada ficam perto da base.