DOLL, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Unknown (Maker) , Kimport (Retailer)

Currently in storage

About this object

This pair of dolls are dressed as a Russian peasant couple with arms linked. The male wears a peaked red hat with stripes and a cotton scarf wrapped around the ears and neck. Over the black felt coat is a wide red belt, and underneath is a white linen undershirt edged in red. On the feet are straw shoes and laced leggings. On his back is a white pack.

Object name:

DOLL, ONE OF TWO

Made from:

linen -- cotton -- wool straw

Made in:

USSR

Date made:

c. 1930

Size:

17.8 × 8.3 × 6.4 cm (7 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

45.6.1

Class:

TEXTILE

Signature marks:

LABEL Made in Soviet Union, Mordwa woman [Cloth label]

Credit line:

Gift of Dina Merrill Robertson, 1977