German Doll

Name/Title

German Doll

Entry/Object ID

2023.4.1

Cataloged By

Viktoria Lucy

Category

Toy

Acquisition

Accession

2023.4

Source or Donor

Ruth Stoltzfus Jost

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Ruth Stoltzfus Jost

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Armand Marseille

Date made

circa 1890

Time Period

19th Century, Late 19th Century

Place

Country

Germany

Region

Central Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

Over 100 years old.

Material

Wood, Glass, Cotton, Plastic, Fabric

Color

White

Location

Location

Room

Child's Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Date

November 14, 2023

Notes

In children's room

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

May 22, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 24, 2025

Valuations

Value

$200.00

Date

May 2, 2023

Provenance

Notes

German doll was given to donor's mother in Kansas in 1921, inherited when Mother died.

Research Notes

Notes

Child doll circa 1890. Is an Armand Marielle no. 370 of Koppeledorf, Thuringen Germany. Bisque head, jointed kid body. Newer human hair wig, thumb repaired. According to information received by a doll appraiser in 1997 there had been an intermarriage of French and German families hence the French name but was made in Germany. Recieved as a gift from her parents by Esther Jost at age seven in 1926.

General Notes

Note

Written and printed notes within case

Create Date

May 2, 2023

Update Date

July 15, 2026