Doll

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image features a handmade vintage doll laying on a textured surface, wearing a floral-patterned dress with shades of blue and lavender, complete with lace trim around the neck and cuffs. The doll has a soft, fabric face with embroidered facial features, and it sports a green bonnet adorned with a matching ribbon and lace trim. At its feet are small green shoes accented with decorative beads. Next to the doll lies a handwritten note on aged paper, along with two tags attached to the doll's arm, indicating possible historical significance or collectors' information, contributing to the doll's nostalgic and antique appeal. The overall appearance suggests it was crafted with care and attention to detail, reflecting styles from a bygone era and evoking a sense of history and craftsmanship.

The image features a handmade vintage doll laying on a textured surface, wearing a floral-patterned dress with shades of blue and lavender, complete with lace trim around the neck and cuffs. The doll has a soft, fabric face with embroidered facial features, and it sports a green bonnet adorned with a matching ribbon and lace trim. At its feet are small green shoes accented with decorative beads. Next to the doll lies a handwritten note on aged paper, along with two tags attached to the doll's arm, indicating possible historical significance or collectors' information, contributing to the doll's nostalgic and antique appeal. The overall appearance suggests it was crafted with care and attention to detail, reflecting styles from a bygone era and evoking a sense of history and craftsmanship.

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2017.50.1 A-B

Description

A - cloth doll, "Samantha", brown yarn hair, embroidered features, bead earring on left ear, red fingernails, wearing a white short-sleeved dress with a blue, green, and pink floral pattern, white collar with lace edging and silver brooch, green felt shoes with silver brooches, heels and thread shoelaces, green bonnet. B - a folded, handwritten note that reads "This is Samantha made by Mrs Edith Stuck Zook in 1945 who passed away in 1947 and was donated by her daughter Mrs Beatrice Davis (intelligible) 15-56(?)