Large Nun Doll

Object/Artifact

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Large Nun Doll

Entry/Object ID

2019.42.1

Description

Large female doll dressed in black nun's habit with white coif and collar, and a black veil. The doll itself closes its eyes when lying back.

Cataloged By

Bill Rice

Acquisition

Accession

2019.42

Source or Donor

Camala Gunnlaugsson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1960 - 1969

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Clothing, Doll

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Accessory, Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Search Terms

dolls, craftwork, craftwork, sewing, nuns, schools, township of - Sevastopol, apparel, doll outfits, schools, Catholic, schools, Corpus Christi

Other Name

Doll

Dimensions

Height

23 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gunnlaugsson, Camala

Person or Organization

Schmelzer, Arlene

Provenance

Notes

The clothing was made by a nun from Bay Settlement who taught school in Institute. She gave the doll to Lucy Moore of Institute who attended Corpus Christi School and, in about 1970, gave the doll to her neice Arlene Schmelzer, the mother of the donor.

General Notes

Note

Notes: The clothing on this doll is so firmly attached that I was unable to determine the brand or model. Thus, the year range is a bit of a guess.

Created By

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Create Date

November 30, 2019

Updated By

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Update Date

August 12, 2026