Paper Dolls Nursery Set

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Paper Dolls Nursery Set

Entry/Object ID

1.90.129 a-p

Description

Material: paper. Nursery set. (a) Baby doll. Size: 1 1/2" W. x 3 5/8" L. (b) White dress with pink bow. (c) White jacket & bonnet; one piece. (d) White dress with blue bows. (e) White dress with pink jacket over it; holding rattle. (f) White dress with long blue coat over it. (g) Bunny. (h) Lamb pull toy. (I) Toiletry basket with white ruffles & blue trim. (j) Bed jacket in white with blue bows & trim. (k) Bath bowl, white with pink flowers. (L) Basinet covered with white lace and ribbon. Slit for baby's head. (m) White furry coat with cape & hood. (n) Nurse. Size: 2 3/4" W. x 7" L. (o) Blue and white ball. (p) White bear with pink ribbon and bow around neck.

Context

Printed on the envelope found containing the paper dolls: "Mrs. Elaine F. Stone." Believed to be donated by Herbst sisters. Toys & Games. From the Lettie Lane Paper Family series published in the Ladies' Home Journal, January 1909, page 25.

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

Good

Create Date

June 26, 1990

Update Date

October 29, 2025