Name/Title
DollDescription
Baby doll, has molded brown hair and brown sleep-eyes; eyebrows and lower eyelashes painted on,upper eye lashes glued to eyelids; arms, legs & head are moveable; wearing green bonnet, green dress and green undergarment; piece of jewelry pinned to dress consists of a bar with a metal disc hanging from bar,disc is engraved "Cecile"; clothing is original.
Back fo head has raised lettering, reads "ALEXANDER"
Used by Janet Joesten
Doll is replica of one of Dionne Quintuplets born in Canada in 1930's; quints were taken from parents and commercially exploited. Donor believes she got the doll sometime between Oct. 1934 and Oct. 1938.Collection
Janet JoestenAcquisition
Accession
1988.011Source or Donor
Janet JoestenAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Date made
circa 1938Notes
Made: AlexanderCreate Date
February 27, 2002Update Date
April 17, 2025