Doll

Manufactured Doll

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2006.7.1a-e

Description

Composite "General Pershing" doll dressed in a khaki military uniform. The doll has a molded and painted face, with red lips and blue eyes looking to the doll's right. The body and limbs are made of heavy linen stuffed with sawdust. The hands, head, and books are composition. The doll is jointed with the arms and legs attaching to the torso with 3/4-inch plates and screws on the right, and heavy staples on the left.

Context

Owned by Sylvia Jarvis Smith in Barre, Vermont. Sylvia was given the doll by her uncle, who was a sailor during World War I.

Acquisition

Accession

2006.7

Source or Donor

Smith, Sylvia Abbie Jarvis (1914-2009)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1915 - 1920

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

13 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Material

Cotton, Sawdust, Metal, Composition

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pershing, John Joseph (1860-1948)