Female Doll

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Female Doll

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.369

Description

A fabric female Mexican doll. The doll is wearing a white blouse and a black and green skirt. The blouse has pink and green embroidery along the bodice and sleeves. The skirt is dark green fabric at for the top quarter, red fabric with dark glitter decoration in the middle section, and lighter green fabric on the hemline of the skirt, and has a white petticoat underneath. Her hair is long and black, in two braids, attached to her waist with two red, white, and green bows with long tails that wrap around her back; she has a matching bow in her hair. Her face is embroidered with black, with red lips and pink blush on her cheeks. She has small beaded earrings and a necklace in green.

Collection

History Collection, Martin Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

On taped piece of paper, on left leg

Transcription

Box 112

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

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

527

Dimensions

Width

7-1/4 in

Length

14-1/4 in

Material

Fabric, Beads, Glitter

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Maud Martin

Notes

Donor (most likely)