Paper Doll

Name/Title

Paper Doll

Entry/Object ID

1966.29.3a-b

Description

Paper doll made of cardstock showing a woman in a corset and petticoat. The corset is cream colored with small sprigs of flowers. Lace straps of a camisole are at the shoulders. The petticoat is pink with four flounces along the hem. Black shoes peek out the bottom. The head (detached) faces to the doll's right and has brown hair. The back of the doll is printed with the inscription, "THE BOSTON SUNDAY HERALD / Will issue, each Sunday, a Fashion Plate Supplement which will be in the very latest style and when cut out will exactly fit on this figure. Order the BOSTON SUNDAY HERALD AT ONCE."

Context

Owned by Catherine Marion Briggs in Brandon, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1966.29

Source or Donor

Briggs, Florence Day (1884-1974)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Boston Herald

Date made

1895 - 1896

Place

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Doll, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-1/2 in

Material

Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Briggs, Catherine Marion (1883-1945)

Related Places

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America