Doll

ClassificationsFurnishings-Recreation-dolls

Datec. 1950

Made AtUnited States, North America

MediumPorcelain and fabric

Dimensions7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Miss Judith Vormittag

Object number34770.3

DescriptionThis patriotic porcelain Story Book Doll was made c. 1950. It is one of a group of five dolls that the donor, Miss Judith Vormittag, played with when she was a young girl. This icon of Americana illustrates that a figure dressed in red, white, and blue held every bit of thematic value to a child of the 1950s as a beloved character from literature. Despite an inexpensive manufacture, the doll is well dressed and includes details like "waking" eyes, which only open when the doll is held vertically.

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