Baby Doll

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Baby Doll

Entry/Object ID

2011.298

Description

A large female baby doll with curly blonde hair and brown eyes. The doll wears a bonnet, and an off-white dress with a lace trim and light pink ribbon. In addition there are shoes, stockings, and a beaded bracelet. This doll's head is badly damaged due to a past fall.

Collection

Martin Collection, History Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Transcription of folded note describing damage

Transcription

Documented by Joann Millburn upon arrival 478 January 3, 2002 This doll's box had fallen off the top shelf in he collection section of the Director's Office. She now needs brain surgery and eye surgery.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

478

Dimensions

Length

36 in

Material

Ceramic, Fabric

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Maud Martin

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of the Maud Martin Estate

Owner/Agent

Maud Martin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Oct 1976

Notes/Remarks

The executor of Maud Martin's estate donated the items; unclear if there was any direction given in her will.