Name/Title
Clay pipe doll, mounted on a darning cotton spoolEntry/Object ID
1982.60.29Description
Acc. No. 82.60.29
Subject Category: Toys
Date or Period: Unknown
Object: Doll
Description:
Clay pipe doll (painted features) mounted on a spool of Clark's darning cotton. Original costume of flower patterned white cotton with pink roses, lavender colored hat & apron.
Size: H-7½ inches.
History of Object: Interesting darning doll that belonged to Eleanor Clark, and was part of her doll collection. Eleanor, past Executive Director of the Alameda Branch of the American Red Cross, is also a member of an early Alameda family, and a docent in the Alameda Historical Museum.
Acquired from: Eleanor Clark
Date: 12-18-82Interpretative Labels
Label
4/9/2020 MvL: pinned to the back is a paper label with the following rhyme:
My name is Miss Piper
I’m not a pen wiper;
But if through your hose
Come peeping your toes,
New stockings they'll be,
If you'll bring them to me.
