This rag doll named "Galatea" was made by Harriet Foster Beecher and she painted the face as well. It belonged to Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff (1892-1994) who was born in Seattle at the First Hill mansion home of her parents, British-born Seattle settlers Morgan and Emily Carkeek. Following in the footsteps of her mother, who founded the Seattle Historical Society, Guendolen was active in promoting preservation of local history, and was president of Seattle Historical Society for 17 years. Harriet Foster Beecher (1853-1918) arrived in Seattle in 1880 and opened what is thought to be Seattle’s first art studio in 1881. She painted Indigenous life in oils and watercolors, portraits of Seattle pioneers, and landscapes. Beecher played a critical role in expanding the community of artists in Seattle through her work as a teacher at the Territorial University, in her home in Seattle, and later in Port Townsend.