Doll

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image depicts a handcrafted doll resting on a textured surface, adorned with vibrant and culturally rich attire. The doll wears a dress featuring intricate patterns with various geometric shapes and colors, edged with bright red trim at the bottom. Over its shoulder, a red and black checkered scarf adds a contrasting touch. The doll features stylized black hair, accessorized with a large hoop earring on one side, while its facial features are bold and expressive with red lips. The doll's arms display stacked bracelets, and it holds a woven basket in one hand. Around its neck is a multicolored beaded necklace, adding further detail to its appearance. A small handwritten tag attached to the doll includes the date "12.3.1039" and some descriptive text.

The image depicts a handcrafted doll resting on a textured surface, adorned with vibrant and culturally rich attire. The doll wears a dress featuring intricate patterns with various geometric shapes and colors, edged with bright red trim at the bottom. Over its shoulder, a red and black checkered scarf adds a contrasting touch. The doll features stylized black hair, accessorized with a large hoop earring on one side, while its facial features are bold and expressive with red lips. The doll's arms display stacked bracelets, and it holds a woven basket in one hand. Around its neck is a multicolored beaded necklace, adding further detail to its appearance. A small handwritten tag attached to the doll includes the date "12.3.1039" and some descriptive text.

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2012.3.1039

Description

Doll/Black/Topsy/Turvey/Soft Felt body/Black Yarn Hair rolled into 3 buns/Beige turban/Embroidered eyes and lips/ Silver hoop earrings/2- beaded Necklaces/Arms bent upwards/ Basket with felt flowers and beige cloth on Right arm /Left Arm- Pink Bead Bracelet/Beige Empire/Boatneck Blouse with beige/blue crocheted edges on arms and hemline/Red/Black/Beige Plaid Scarf over left shoulder/Full Skirt /goldish yellow with "stamp like" prints of red , beige and blue/skirt edged in red felt rick-a-rack/ When flipped - Brown-skinned/soft felt body/Black thread-like hair/Face-felt eyes with embroidered nose, lashes and brows/ Red Cheeks/Beige turban with straw basket containing felt-fruit and cloth flowers on head/Beige Net Peasant Top/Red Skirt with felt flowers/leaves and Black felt Rick-a-Rack at hemline/Green/Red/Beige Ribbon for a Belt/ Left Arm- Gold bead bracelet/Right Arm - Silver bead bracelet/5-beaded necklaces/two Silver/Bead Earrings.

Collection

Doll Museum

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Height

16-1/2 in

Width

12 in

Depth

5 in

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 23, 2014