Italy Madame Alexander Doll

Manufactured Doll

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Shaanti International Museum of Costumes and Dolls

Name/Title

Italy Madame Alexander Doll

Entry/Object ID

2025.512.01

Tags

Doll, European, Italian, Madame Alexander, Alexander Kins

Description

Italy Madame Alexander doll, the doll depicts traditional dress. The doll is dressed in a green skirt, it is trimmed in a black hem and decorated with blue, red, purple, and green embroidery. Under, she wears a white petticoat, white bloomers, white stockings, and black shoes. Over the skirt, she wears a white apron decorated with red embroidered flowers. On top, she wears a white blouse trimmed in white lace with a black overshirt. Around her neck she wears a gold chain with a cross. The doll has brown hair and brown eyes and is made of hard plastic.

Use

Collectable item

Context

Madame Alexander is a doll company founded in 1923 by Madame Beatrice Alexander Behrman in Manhattan New York. The company produces dolls currently.

Collection

Madame Alexander Collection, Cultural Dolls

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Doll

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Doll Name

Italy

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Madame Alexander

Date made

circa 1967 - circa 1977

Place

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Attached to her collar

Transcription

"Italy Madame Alexander Made in USA"

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is dressed in a green skirt, it is trimmed in a black hem and decorated with blue, red, purple, and green embroidery. Under, she wears a white petticoat, white bloomers, white stockings, and black shoes. Over the skirt, she wears a white apron decorated with red embroidered flowers. On top, she wears a white blouse trimmed in white lace with a black overshirt. Around her neck she wears a gold chain with a cross.

Hair

Color

Brown

Type

Angora Goat Hair

Doll Features

Feature

Sleep Eyes, Fully Jointed

Condition

Scale

C-9: Mint. No original packaging

Material

Fabric, Plastic, Paint

Color

Black, Red, Blue, Purple, White, Gold

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

August 18, 2026

Notes

Madame Alexander Dolls Box 2

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

August 18, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 18, 2026