Souvenir Shell Doll, 1940-1960
THF102706 / Souvenir Shell Doll, 1940-1960
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Artifact Overview
Regional souvenirs were often made of local materials, like this sea-shell doll from Saint Petersburg, Florida. This doll was actually purchased not as a trip souvenir but for a woman's doll collection. Traveling friends would often send collector Evelyn Curtiss Lowrey dolls from all over the world.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Doll
Date Made
1940-1960
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
67.57.51
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Evelyn Curtiss Lowrey.
Material
Shell (Animal material)
Pipe cleaners
Cone (Fruit)
Cloth
Technique
Handmade
Hand-painted
Dimensions
Height: 5.256 in
Width: 6 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten under base: Condt shells from/St. Petersburg Florida/Dog of Australian Pine Tree. Gift of Miss Right / 29
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