Female Doll

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Female Doll

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.378

Description

A female fabric doll in a folk dress, possibly Baltic or Russian in style. The doll is in an intricately decorated red and yellow skirt, lined with sequins and flowers. The bodice is white and covered in a black vest with pink and white flowers, and blue and gold beads. The doll is wearing red and blue beaded necklaces. The doll's hair is reddish-blonde, in two long braids tied with a red ribbon at the ends. The doll is wearing a crown of fabric and faux plastic flowers on her head, and has a headband made of red blue and white ribbons. The doll is wearing black shoes with embroidered flowers. The doll's hands are clasped together at her waist with a white and red handkerchief over them. The doll's eyes are blue and her lips are red, painted onto the fabric.

Collection

History Collection, Martin Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

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

523

Dimensions

Width

4-1/2 in

Length

8-5/8 in

Material

Fabric, Beads, Sequins

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Maud Martin

Notes

Donor (most likely)

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Old object number says "Baltic" but has no other documentation on the origins.