Female Doll

Object/Artifact

-

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Female Doll

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.857.1-8

Description

A large, bisque female doll. The doll is wearing white shoes and a pink, multi-tiered dress with white lace accents. There is a pink sash around the doll's waist, with a large pink bow on one end and a blue and purple flower on the other end. The doll has brown curly hair, underneath a pink bonnet with lace detailing. The doll's eyes open and close as the doll is raised and lowered. The doll's limbs have become completely separated from its body, and some have disjoined even further.

Collection

Martin Collection, History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Schoenau & Hoffmeister

Date made

circa 1909

Time Period

20th Century

Edition

3

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Back of head/neck

Transcription

S (PB) H 1909 3 GERMANY

Language

English

Material/Technique

Etched

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

477

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Doll body

Width

8 in

Length

16-3/4 in

Materials

Material

Ceramic

Material Notes

Bisque

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

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.