Doll

Title:

Grandma

Object Name:

Doll

Object ID:

2012.036.02

Creator:

Whittier, Mary I. (1901-1978)Woodcarver

Place of Origin:

Bow, NH

Date:

1931-1936

Description:

Wooden doll, "Grandma." Made by Mary I. Whittier (1901-1978), Bow, NH, 1931-1936. Carved pine figure of standing woman with painted white hair, wearing black cotton dress with white lace collar. Wooden hands attached to fabric arms. Elbows bent. Wooden feet carved separately, painted black, attached to body with brads. "MIW" carved in back of body at bottom.

Material:

Wood
Pine
Textile

Dimensions:

H-6 W-2.8 D-2 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, sher 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, Grandmothers