Female Doll

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Female Doll

Entry/Object ID

2011.348

Description

A felt and cloth female doll. The doll is wearing a maroon dress, with a green apron with pink flowers on it, as well as a white collar with lace trim. The doll has blonde braids, and is wearing a brown hat with green, yellow, and red felt accents on the top. The doll is also wearing a gold cross around her neck, and there is a ribbon tied around her waist with the manufacturing information. On the doll's back is a reed basket, with a chicken sitting inside.

Collection

History Collection, Martin Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Magis Roma

Date made

circa 1950

Time Period

20th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Region

Northern Europe

Notes

Some past documentation says the doll depicts a French girl, other past documentation says a Scandinavian girl.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark, Label

Location

On two stickers on the waist ribbon

Transcription

VAL GARDENA MADE IN ITALY magis roma

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed, Embossed

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

448

Dimensions

Width

5-1/4 in

Length

10-1/2 in

Material

Fabric, Wicker, Leather

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Maud Eloisa Martin née Driver