Name/Title
Turtle mark doll head on hair-stuffed doll, after 1891Entry/Object ID
1982.60.16Description
Acc. No. 82.60.16
Subject Category: Toys (doll)
Date or Period. After 1891 (possibly early 1900's?)
Object: Doll (celluloid head)
Description: Doll with shoulder head of celluloid (with open mouth, glass stationary eyes) on a cloth body with stencilled markings stating "Hair stuffed." Chestnut brown colored wig. Head marked "Made in Germany" & embossed Turtle mark.
Size: L-14 inches.
History of Object: Childhood doll of Eleanor Clark, member of an old time Alameda family.
Acquired from: Eleanor Clark
Date: 12-18-82Interpretative Labels
Label
6/18/2020 MvL: current label on top of case:
DOLL DISPLAY
Dolls manufactured in the early 1900's in Germany. Some have composition or kid leather bodies and also bisque heads and glass eyes. Many have their original clothing. These dolls belonged to children of various early Alameda families.
