Doll

Object Name:

Doll

Object ID:

1959.032.02

Creator:

Jumeau, Emile-Louis (1843-1910)

Place of Origin:

Paris, France

Date:

circa 1880

Description:

Doll, "Bébé Jumeau". Bisque porcelain head. Blond curled wig. Brown glass eyes. Dressed in original clothing: two-piece dress of pink satin under white lace; jacket of white silk with pink print; bonnet of pink velvet trimmed with white lace, pink satin, and ostrich feather; and white lace-trimmed underwear. Purple satin band around left arm, printed in gold, "BÉBÉ / JUMEAU". Doll wears pink kid shoes, each stamped in gold on bottom: "E. JUMEAU / MED.OR / 1878. / PARIS / DÉPOSÉ"; also stamped "5". Includes extra three-piece pink and white cotton outfit trimmed with lace, two-piece blue outfit, and two pieces of pink and white fabric.

In original cardboard box, now in pieces. Two printed paper labels inside cover, one in French and one in English: "BÉBÉ JUMEAU / DIPLOMA OF HONOUR / The HIGHEST REWARD obtained in all the french toys / All my dressed or naked dolls have / my mark. / The dressed ones, have it, on the left / arm, on a red bracelet (in satin ribbon) with / 'BÉBÉ JUMEAU' in gold letters. / The naked ones, have it equally, on a / small label (in satin) placed on the chemises / with 'BÉBÉ JUMEAU' in gold letters, / and also upon the back. / Every DOLL without-it may be refused"; with illustrations of the two patented marks. Printed paper label on one end of box: "MÉDAILLES D'OR 1878 / PARIS, LONDRES, VIENNE, PHILADELPHIE, SIDNEY, MELBOURNE / BÉBÉ JUMEAU / HABILLÉ"; "5" in circle; stamped in ink: "SATIN ROSE / ET FANTAISIE / BLEUS"; handwritten in ink: "W a/N".

Material:

Ceramic
Textile

Dimensions:

H-14 W-4.5 D-3.25 inches

Provenance:

Owned by Marion A. Elkin (1882-1969) of Concord, NH, who was allowed to play with the doll only when she was ill in bed. It was a gift from her grandmother, Jane Burgum Elkin (1822-1905), who purchased it in Paris. The doll came over in the RMS "Pavonia," which ran aground on the rocks. Divers were sent down for the trunks, including the one in which the doll was packed. There was almost no water damage, as the doll was in a tin box to protect it from breakage.

Credit Line:

Gift of Marion A. Elkin

People:

Elkin, Marion A. (1882-1969)

Subjects:

Dolls, Shipwrecks