Name/Title
Bisque Rose O'Neill Kewpie doll of Ruth Pond, c. 1920Entry/Object ID
2012.10.2Description
ACC. NO. 12.10.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: TOYS
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1920
OBJECT: DOLL
DESCRIPTION:
AN ALL-BISQUE DOLL, WITH MOVABLE ARMS, HAND-PAINTED, AND SIGNED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF ITS FEET, "O'NEILL."
SIZE: H: 4-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A BISQUE ROSE O'NEILL KEWPIE DOLL THAT BELONGED TO THE LATE RUTH POND. RUTH WAS ACTIVE IN VARIOUS CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. RUTH CAME TO ALAMEDA WITH HER FAMILY IN THE EARLY 1920's. SHE LIVED HER ENTIRE LIFE IN ALAMEDA.
DONOR: ESTATE OF RUTH POND
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 18, 2012
