DOLL

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image displays a vintage ceramic doll with a delicately painted face featuring rosy cheeks and pink lips, black curly hair, and wearing a simple brown one-piece garment. The doll is positioned seated against a richly textured deep red velvet backdrop, which adds a sense of elegance and contrasts with the doll's attire. Its arms and legs are made of a ceramic material similar to the head, giving it a classic antique appearance. The lighting casts gentle shadows that emphasize the smoothness of the doll's features and the ornate folds of the velvet, creating a nostalgic and quaint atmosphere reminiscent of a bygone era.

The image displays a vintage ceramic doll with a delicately painted face featuring rosy cheeks and pink lips, black curly hair, and wearing a simple brown one-piece garment. The doll is positioned seated against a richly textured deep red velvet backdrop, which adds a sense of elegance and contrasts with the doll's attire. Its arms and legs are made of a ceramic material similar to the head, giving it a classic antique appearance. The lighting casts gentle shadows that emphasize the smoothness of the doll's features and the ornate folds of the velvet, creating a nostalgic and quaint atmosphere reminiscent of a bygone era.

Name/Title

DOLL

Entry/Object ID

778/18124

Description

"POLLY"/CLOTH BODY/CHINA HEAD & HANDS & FEET/NO CLOTHING/BROUGHT FROM HOLLAND ABOUT C. 1750

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1750

Place

Country

Holland

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Height

24 in

Width

6 in

Depth

3-1/2 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

CLOTH, China

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

THIS DOLL WAS BROUGHT TO U.S. BY SMALL GIRL/NAME UNKNOWN/MARRIED MAN NAMED TODD IN PA./FAMILY/LIVED TO RIPE OLD AGE/AT HER DEATH DOLL WENT TO DAUGHTER/ MARRIED MAN NAMES WALTZ/RAISED FAMILY/LIVED TO RIPE OLD AGE/AT HER DEATH DOLL WENT TO DAUGHTER/KATHERINE WALTZ/BORN 1/15/1837 IN IOWA/DIED 4/29/1911/SHE MARRIED MR. HENRY CONKLIN/7 CHILDREN/AT HER DEATH DOLL WENT TO DAUGHTER SARAH/SHE HAD MARRIED MR. W. H. BRINGMAN/AT HER DEATH 9/2/1938 DOLL WENT TO GRANDDAUGHTER/WILLETTE R. SMITH/AT HER DEATH 4/7/1949 DOLL REVERTED BACK TO HER MOTHER ETTA R. KELLEY(NEE BRINGMAN)/AT HER DEATH 6/25/1956 DOLL CAME TO DONOR/NO HEIRS/SISTER'SWISH AND DONOR'S DESIRE TO PLACE DOLL (OVER 200 YEARS OLD) IN MUSEUM/DOLL HAS ALWAYS HAD NAME "POLLY"/LOANED A ON TIME AND AS OF 7/29/77 HAS NOT RETURNED