Porcelain Dolls -- 4 tiny

Manufactured Doll

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The Great Bend Museum

Name/Title

Porcelain Dolls -- 4 tiny

Entry/Object ID

1987.06.07

Description

China Dolls -- 1. Belonged to Clara Hoyt Smith, who named it "Daisy". Has a cloth body and china head, shoulders, arms, legs and feet. She is missing an arm, hand on left, toe of shoe on both feet She is wearing light brown skirt, missing top of dress/sleeves. Has black hair, eyes, eyebrows, red lips. 2. Largest doll is named "Dolly" by owner - has white body, black hair, eyes eye brows, red lips - missing both arms, Engraving on back 'could" say Crum ____? Also, has an "S" or "5" on back, 3. White body, red lips, pink on one cheek - arms and legs are broken off -- has "S" or "5" on back 4. White body, black hair, eyes, eye brows, red lips, pink cheeks, blue strip around calves, right food gold shoe - scuffed at toe, left leg and right arm broken. NOTE: Label says 5, so 1 is lost Made by Edna Henderson, Charleston, WV Dressed by Martha Tompson, Charleston, WV

Acquisition

Accession

1987.06

Source or Donor

Virginia Smith Gorby

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Doll