Souvenir Doll: Hungary

Name/Title

Souvenir Doll: Hungary

Entry/Object ID

2026.463.01

Tags

Doll, European, Hungary, Souvenir

Description

Souvenir doll, the doll depicts traditional Hungarian attire. The doll is dressed in a pink skirt with yellow ribbon decorating it, and a white lace trim. Under she wears white bloomers, a white petticoat, and white stockings decorated with embroidered red and yellow flowers, and red shoes. On top, she wears a white blouse that is decorated with pink, purple, orange, yellow, blue, and red embroidered flowers. The cuffs also feature decorative green ribbons. The doll also has green ribbons in her hair and tied around her neck in a bow. In one hand she carries a white purse with embroidered flowers on it. The doll has red hair and brown eyes and is made of fabric.

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

Doll Name

Souvenir

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940

Place

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is dressed in a pink skirt with yellow ribbon decorating it, and a white lace trim. Under she wears white bloomers, a white petticoat, and white stockings decorated with embroidered red and yellow flowers, and red shoes. On top, she wears a white blouse that is decorated with pink, purple, orange, yellow, blue, and red embroidered flowers. The cuffs also feature decorative green ribbons. The doll also has green ribbons in her hair and tied around her neck in a bow. In one hand she carries a white purse with embroidered flowers on it.

Hair

Color

Red

Type

Angora Goat Hair

Doll Features

Feature

Stationary Eyes

Condition

Scale

C-7: Display quality

Material

Fabric, Paint

Color

White, Pink, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Purple, Orange

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

August 4, 2026

Notes

Misc Cultural Dolls Box 1

Create Date

August 4, 2026

Update Date

August 4, 2026