Doll

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image shows a doll dressed to resemble a character named "Alfalfa" from the "Our Gang" cast, popular between 1935 and 1942. The doll is wearing a neatly tailored navy blue suit, complete with a white shirt underneath and a small black bow tie. Its shoes are brown with laces, and it stands upright on a circular platform. The hair is styled with a distinctive small tuft standing upright on top. A tag is attached to the wrist, and there's a small placard at the base that reads, “Alfalfa Our Gang Cast 1935 - 1942.”

The image shows a doll dressed to resemble a character named "Alfalfa" from the "Our Gang" cast, popular between 1935 and 1942. The doll is wearing a neatly tailored navy blue suit, complete with a white shirt underneath and a small black bow tie. Its shoes are brown with laces, and it stands upright on a circular platform. The hair is styled with a distinctive small tuft standing upright on top. A tag is attached to the wrist, and there's a small placard at the base that reads, “Alfalfa Our Gang Cast 1935 - 1942.”

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2012.3.261 A-K

Description

"Little Rascals"/ A- "Alfalfa" blue suit with white shirt, hair smooth except one lock straight up/ B-"Darla" pink dress with a bow in hair/ C-"Buckwheat" grey and tan stripe top with white undershirt/D-"Spanky" white shirt stripe pants, canvas shoes and red and white cap/ E-"Stymie" shirt and vest, hat, holding a frog/ F-"Petey" black and white dog with ring around 1 eye. 6 inches/ G- clubhouse/ H- Jack's and rocks/ I- snail/ J- birdhouse/ K- frog.

Collection

Doll Museum

Made/Created

Date made

1993

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Parts

Count

6

Material

PORCELAIN

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 31, 2012

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hamilton Collection