Name/Title
Painted porcelain doll head signed with 8, c. 1880sEntry/Object ID
1987.1.5Description
Acc. No. 87.1.5
Subject Category: Toys
Date or Period: C. 1880's
Object: Head, doll
Description: Porcelain doll head with painted features (blue eyes) & hair (black). Signed with the incised number "8" between shoulder blades.
Size: H-1 1/2 inches.
History of Object: Porcelain doll head (missing body) that belonged to Bertha May (Mrs. Henry H. Meyers) as a child. It was subsequently played with by her three daughters, Mildred, Edith, & Jeanette, who were all born in Alameda.
Acquired from: Jeanette Meyers
Date: 1-2-87
