Souvenir Doll: Poland

Name/Title

Souvenir Doll: Poland

Entry/Object ID

2026.452.01

Tags

Doll, European, Polish, Souvenir

Description

Souvenir doll, the doll is dressed in traditional Polish folk attire. The doll is dressed in a black skirt, the hem is decorated with red, clear, yellow, green, and blue embroidered beads. The skirt is made up of panels of green, blue, orange, pink, red, yellow, and black fabric, with three layers of decorative lace, one of which has embroidered red flowers. Under, she wears a white petticoat and black shoes with red laces. On top she wears a white blouse with embroidered flowers on the sleeves, over it she wears a black vest tied with red thread and blue beading. She also has a red beaded necklace around her neck. On her head she wears her hair wrapped in a colourful floral scarf. The doll has white hair and green eyes and is made of hard plastic.

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 1950

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is dressed in a black skirt, the hem is decorated with red, clear, yellow, green, and blue embroidered beads. The skirt is made up of panels of green, blue, orange, pink, red, yellow, and black fabric, with three layers of decorative lace, one of which has embroidered red flowers. Under, she wears a white petticoat and black shoes with red laces. On top she wears a white blouse with embroidered flowers on the sleeves, over it she wears a black vest tied with red thread and blue beading. She also has a red beaded necklace around her neck. On her head she wears her hair wrapped in a colourful floral scarf.

Hair

Color

Gray

Doll Features

Feature

Sleep Eyes

Condition

Scale

C-9: Mint. No original packaging

Material

Fabric, Plastic, Paint

Color

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

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

June 10, 2026

Notes

Misc Cultural Dolls Box 1

Create Date

June 10, 2026

Update Date

June 10, 2026