Souvenir Doll: Greece

Name/Title

Souvenir Doll: Greece

Entry/Object ID

2026.299.01

Tags

Doll, European, Greece, Souvenir

Description

Souvenir doll, the doll depicts traditional Hellenic attire. The doll is dressed in a green skirt, the hem of which is made up of six panels of various patterned embroidery, mostly gold, black, brown, and yellow. Over top, she wears a white apron patterned with red and blue designs. On top, she wears a white long sleeved shirt trimmed in white lace, over it she wears a green vest with similar patterning as the hem of her skirt, she also has three gold medallions on her bodice. On one shoulder she carries a green purse. On her head, she wears her hair wrapped in a yellow scarf. She has blonde hair and blue eyes, she has a fabric body and a bisque head.

Use

Collectable item

Context

Likely purchased as a souvenir

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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

SIMCAD Original Number Label

Other Number

657

Doll Name

Souvenir

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1960

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southeast Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

12-1/2 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is dressed in a green skirt, the hem of which is made up of six panels of various patterned embroidery, mostly gold, black, brown, and yellow. Over top, she wears a white apron patterned with red and blue designs. On top, she wears a white long sleeved shirt trimmed in white lace, over it she wears a green vest with similar patterning as the hem of her skirt, she also has three gold medallions on her bodice. On one shoulder she carries a green purse. On her head, she wears her hair wrapped in a yellow scarf.

Hair

Color

Blonde

Type

Yarn

Doll Features

Feature

Stationary Eyes

Condition

Scale

C-9: Mint. No original packaging

Accessories

Accessory

Stand

Material

Fabric, Paint, Bisque

Color

Green, Yellow, Gold, Black, Beige, White, Red, Blue

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

March 23, 2026

Notes

Greek Dolls Box 1

Create Date

March 23, 2026

Update Date

March 23, 2026