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DOLL

https://collections.galtmuseum.com/link/artifact12453
Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
"BABY THUMBALLINA"
Date Range From
1966
Date Range To
1968
Materials
PLASTIC, CLOTH
Catalogue Number
P20080004005
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
"BABY THUMBALLINA"
Date Range From
1966
Date Range To
1968
Materials
PLASTIC, CLOTH
No. Pieces
7
Height
13.5
Length
8.0
Width
4.5
Description
1. BABY DOLL WITH YELLOW HAIR, HARD PLASTIC HEAD, ARMS AND LEGS, AND PLUSH TORSO. EYES OPEN AS DOLL LIFTED INTO UPRIGHT POSITION. 2. WHITE LACE BONNET WITH PINK RIBBON. RIBBON HELD INTO PLACE WITH THREE PINS. 3. BLUE SHIRT OVERLAID WITH WHITE LACE, SMALL DECORATIVE FLOWER IN CENTER FRONT. SHIRT TIES IN BACK. 4. BLUE PANTS WITH ELASTIC WAIST AND LEGHOLES. 5. BLUE BOOTY WITH WHITE LACE ALONG TOP EDGE AND BLUE STRING THAT TIES AT FRONT OF BOOTY. 2 PIECES. 6. WHITE LACE BONNET, DECORATIVE FLOWER AND PALE PURPLE RIBBON ATTACHED AT TOP OF BONNET
Subjects
TOY
Historical Association
LEISURE
History
THIS DOLL WAS A CHISTMAS GIFT TO MOGUS FROM HER PARENTS. DOLL DRESSED IN ORIGINAL CLOTHES, ALTHOUGH BONNET WAS MADE BY MOGUS' GRANDMOTHER. ORIGINAL BONNET INCLUDED IN DONATION. DOLL'S PRODUCT NAME WAS, "BABY THUMBELINA." THE DOLL WAS POPULAR AND WAS BEING MARKETED AS BEING SOFT AND REALISTIC LIKE A REAL BABY. DOLL PRODUCED BY THE STAR DOLL MFG. CO. OF TORONTO, CANADA.
Catalogue Number
P20080004005
Acquisition Date
2008-01
Collection
Museum
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