Doll, Paper

Object Name:

Doll, Paper

Object ID:

1984.006

Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Paper doll with nine outfits.
1. 6.3" high, 3.2" width of body of doll. Condition good. Frontal view of young woman with slip, stockings and shoes. Small necklace. Hair stacked high with ribbon. Body slightly pink. Slip with gray tones and details of lace-like details.
2a. 3.3" high, 2.7" wide. Two-piece cut-out of dress that slips over body. Fancy dress. Yellow with small dots. Lots of gathers around neck, puffy sleeves that gather at elbows. Folded cloth band around waist. More curlycues and gathers in dress and at bottom of dress. On back, very large bow at waist that connects with band on front. Details on dress similar to front. Some additional design carrying over from dress on this folded costume, but just around edges.
2b. 1.4" high, 2" wide. Hat. Very large, floral hat with bows and gathers and flowers across top.
3. 4.7" high, 3.1" wide. Nightgown, long, floor-length, white. Some ruffles around sleeves. Some ruffles around neck with wide band with floral decoration. Back same. Appears to be long, vertical opening on back that extends down past elbows. Little bit of decoration on inside surface at edges.
4. 4.7" high, 3.8" wide. Two-piece, folded long robe. Long sleeves, flared at ends. Broad, horizontal band across middle. Floral decorations at collar, at cuffs, vertically down center, and across bottom edge. Light pink color. Darker pink colorations to simulate folds in cloth to add dimensionality. Back same floral design carried over with huge bow on back with long ends that hang down almost to floor. Silver edges and some red, zig-zag pattern along edges. Some pink modeling on inside edges of costume.
5. 3.2" high, 2.8" wide. Short, white dress. Fairly wide, horizontal red band across top. Narrow, red gather at waist. Red trim along bottom hem. Red trim at cuffs on short sleeves. On back, red band at top, gathered in small bow on back that hangs down to waist. Rest of decoration carried onto back.
6. 3.2" high, 2.7" wide. Short, blue dress. White puffy sleeves with gathers. Panels around neck, roughly rectangular with narrow, white trim. Vertical pattern in blue dress of narrow stripes. White belt at waist that hangs down a bit. Below that, three tiers or layers of blue with white trim across bottom of each one. All carries over onto back. Some of decoration on inside edge of folded costume.
7. 2.6" high, 3.3" wide. Jacket with puffy sleeves. White with gray cross-hatch pattern, wide and narrow stripes. Blue decoration at collar and cuffs. Patch pockets on front with blue decorations. Two buttons in formations of two buttons on top with two below. Opens in center. On back, same checkered with blue cuffs and collar decoration.
8. 3.2" high, 2.8" wide. White blouse with rid band at waist. Puffy sleeves. Two pieces of suspenders across from front with blue centers and red edges, cross over on front at waist. Flared skirt with two pairs of red, horizontal bands near bottom. Same design on back with same blue and cross-over suspender.
9. 2.5" high, 3.2" wide. Cape or jacket. Fits over # 10 below. Green band at top with zig-zag. Lace that's also zig-zag for border for green decoration. Three buttons down front. Puffy sleeves with two rows of gathers for cuffs. White scallops to bottom with green underneath along edge. Two green rosettes near waist at edge of coat. Rosettes on back, same place. Other designs carry over to back as well. Some other decorations appear on inside of costume.
10. 3.2" high, 3" wide. Dress to go with above cape or jacket. Blouse with very puffy sleeves that flare out. White blouse with green decoration. Ruffles at collar and cuffs. Green, floral bow at waist on her left side. Skirt flares down. Silvery, ruffled bottom edge. Two rows of gathers and/or perhaps decorations, one below waist, the other halfway down dress. Red dots for decorations in row near bottom. Few random dots in green areas on top. Large, central bow at waist on back with same gathers and decorations as front. Green decoration on blouse goes all the way across back. Space in center on front where there is no decoration.

Material:

Paper

Provenance:

Purchased at Bretton Woods, NH, c. 1900.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Harold M. Hawkes

Subjects:

Paper dolls