American Folk Dolls

Name/Title

American Folk Dolls

Entry/Object ID

L2012.3.11

Description

American Folk Dolls includes photographs and discussion of handmade, American dolls of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries. Dolls made from clothespins, cornhusks, dried apples and pinecones can be found in the book. Also in the book are topsy-turvy dolls, Amish dolls, nut-head doll with dress made of tobacco leaves, and Black dolls. Photographs were taken by Schecter Me Sun Lee. Books includes a bibliography 134/Softbound/Illustrations/Photographs

Collection

Doll Museum

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Dolls

Search Terms

Cloth Dolls, Corn Dolls, Wooden Dolls, Apple, Nut and Bean Dolls, Black Dolls, Indian Dolls, American Folk Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll History

Book Details

Author

Lavitt, Wendy

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1982

Call No.

Dolls LA

ISBN

0-394-52024-6

LCCN

82-47839

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jun 5, 2012