Doll

Title:

Grandpa

Object Name:

Doll

Object ID:

2012.036.01

Creator:

Whittier, Mary I. (1901-1978)Woodcarver

Place of Origin:

Bow, NH

Date:

1931-1936

Description:

Wooden doll, "Grandpa." Made by Mary I. Whittier (1901-1978), Bow, NH, 1931-1936. Carved pine figure of standing man with painted white beard, wearing black wool pants and vest, and white cotton shirt. Wooden hands attached to fabric arms. Wooden feet carved separately, painted black, attached to legs with brads. "M / I / W" carved in bottom of right foot.

Material:

Wood
Pine
Textile

Dimensions:

H-6.2 W-2.7 D-1.4 inches

Provenance:

An early signed and documented example of Mary I. Whittier's whittling, the doll was purchased many years ago in Maine. Mary I. Whittier (1901-1978), the daughter of Frank O. and Emma M. (Abbot) Whittier, was born and raised on the family farm in Bow, NH. She learned whittling from her family and used her grandfather's jackknife to carve realistic human figures. During the 1930s, she became a member of the League of New Hampshire Arts and Crafts and sold her carvings through their shop in Center Sandwich. She based the figures of
"Grandpa" and "Grandma" on a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Hodge of Sandwich.

Credit Line:

Anonymous gift

Subjects:

Carvings, Grandparents, Grandfathers