The Companion Paper Doll

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Detail of the twin sisters

Detail of the twin sisters

Name/Title

The Companion Paper Doll

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.31

Description

An entry from the "Women's Home Companion" magazine series of paper dolls dating from Feb.1920 - June 1921. The series, illustrated by artist M. Emma Musselman, was centered around the character "Margery May". This excerpt from the series is on Margery May's twin little sisters, Madeline and Gladys. The complete Margery May series by Musselman includes 7 pages with 8 total characters: Margery May, Margery May's Little Cousin Suzette, Margery May's Brother Tom, Margery May's Big Sister Marion, Margery May's Twin Sisters, Margery May's French Chum Marie Louise, and Margery May's Japanese Friend Tamaki.

Use

Recreation

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Made/Created

Artist

M. Emma Musselman

Date made

1920 - 1921

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Doll, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Material

Paper