Doll, paper

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Doll, paper

Entry/Object ID

1.90.137 a-h

Description

Material: paper. (h) Young Chinese girl with hair in pigtails and wearing a pink floral outfit (one pigtail missing). Size: 1 1/2" W. x 4" H. Five paper outfits: (a) "Girl's Summer Sunday Suit" Blue and white floral outfit. (b) "Girl's School Suit" Gold and blue outfit. (c) "Girl's Holiday Suit" Pink and blue outfit. (d,e) "Girl's Winter Suit" Red outfit with gold trim and matching hat. (f,g) "Girl's Play Suit" Two tone blue outfit with matching hat.

Context

Found in an envelope that reads on front : " Alice Kee Canton China". On back of envelope is handwritten "a sister to Shanghi." Believed donated by Herbst sisters. Toys & Games. From the Lettie Lane paper doll series published in Ladies' Home Journal, August 1910, page 19. Goes with #1.90.134

Cataloged By

pauline

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Doll, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

June 27, 1990

Update Date

November 21, 2024