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  1. Doll bag, c. 1937 - Accessory, Doll

    Doll bag, c. 1937. Small bag made of maroon fabric with alternating vertical stripes of white dots and blue and white flowers with leaves. Bag is hemmed at the top with light-colored thread and has a handle made of the same fabric.

    Record Type: Object

    Doll bag, c. 1937
  2. Doll Pillowcase, c. 1937 - Accessory, Doll

    Doll Pillowcase, c. 1937. Ivory linen fabric with 3/8 " crochet lace design on open edge, straight stitched as a pocket with sleeve cuff hem.

    Record Type: Object

    Doll Pillowcase, c. 1937
  3. Guastavino Family Home in Colma at Christmas - Image, Digital

    Guastavino Family Home in Colma at Christmas, c. 1951-1952. Digital scan of a black and white photograph shows children of various ages posing for a photograph in a home decorated for Christmas. Front row left to right: Minnie Lencioni; Bobby Guastavino; Kataline Guastavino. Back row left to right: Dominic Guastavino; Joey (Joe) Lencioni; John Mangiante. Grayscale TIFF file, 2758 x 4051 pixels, 21.34 MB. Digital image created 11/13/2018.

    Record Type: Photo

    Guastavino family home in Colma at Christmas, c. 1951-1952
  4. Infant's Pillow or Doll Blanket, n.d. - Pillow

    Infant's Pillow or Doll Blanket, n.d. Creme in color. mirrored symmetry of the left and right side. The left and right edges are completed with a 0.5in. crocheted design. 1in. in from the left and right edges are 8 open circles evenly spaced 1.5in. apart. on the top half of the pillow case is a symmetrical flower motif. consisting of 2 diagonal half circles. the half circles are made up of 1 flower and two half flowers on either side of it and le...

    Record Type: Object

    Infant's Pillowcase, n.d.
  5. Japanese Boys Day Display Items - Doll

    Japanese Boys Day Display Items. The display of two Japanese men hoisting carp has a wooden base painted black and men are porcelain dolls wearing Japanese attire and robes (also black). Connected to the base are two flowers and a tree. Also connected to the base is a crossed fence post, which serves a as a brace for a long black and white vertical rod. At the top of the rod are two eight-piece "sun" shape. Above the "sun" shape there is a small ...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Boys Day Display Items
  6. Japanese Boys Day Display Samurai Armor - Doll

    Japanese Boys Day Display Samurai Armor. Samurai armor is silver, gold, and black with orange string weaved throughout to hold armor together. The helmet is a silver piece with a "V" shaped gold piece rising above with a dragon figure resting on the top of the helmet.

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Boys Day Samuri Doll
  7. Japanese Boys Day Samurai Helmet Decoration - Decoration, Holiday

    Japanese Boys Day Samurai Helmet Decoration. Small Japanese Samurai Helmet. Part of the Japanese Boy's Day display, this small Japanese samurai helmet is very colorful. It consists of black, orange, jade, white, and gold. The primary color of the helmet's dome is textured black (raised bumps) with silver and gold inlays which are placed in a cross-like pattern. At the dome's center is a gold textured cap. On the underside of the dome is an orange...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Boys Day Samurai Helmet Decoration
  8. Japanese Emperor Dairi-hina Girl's Day Doll, n.d. - Doll

    Japanese Emperor Dairi-hina Girl's Day Doll, n.d. Emperor dairi-hina doll (A) that sits atop a Japanese Girls' Day display during Hina Matsuri "Festival of the hina dolls." Made in Japan. Male figure has white porcelain head and white plastic hands and feet. His short black hair is secured in a top-knot with brown cordage. He is wearing a brown and black robe printed with white birds (?) with orange and golden details. Figure has very broad...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Emperor Dairi-hina Girl's Day Doll, n.d.
  9. Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s - Doll, Decorative

    Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s. Small Japanese figurine used in celebration of Girls's Day. The head, facial features, and hands are painted very pale fleshtones. Black fiber used for hair, may be dyed wool. Hair is styled with a top knot (possibly chonmage) and a recessed or shaved hairline. Figure wears a robe (kimono) with stuffed sleeves, woven in large floral pattern brocade. The top is in red, silver, orange and the skirt is taupe,...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Girls' Day Doll
  10. Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s - Doll, Decorative

    Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s. Small Japanese figurine used in celebration of Girls's Day. The head, facial features, and hands are painted very pale fleshtones. Black fiber used for hair, may be dyed wool. Hair is styled with two side-locks, tied with white silk string, and a recessed or shaved hairline. Figure wears a robe (kimono) with stuffed sleeves, woven in large floral pattern brocade, in taupe, gold and teal. The sleeves are st...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Girls' Day Doll
  11. Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s - Doll, Decorative

    Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s. Small Japanese figurine used in celebration of Girls's Day. The head, facial features, and hands are painted very pale fleshtones. Black fiber used for hair, may be dyed wool. Hair is shoulder-length (1.5 inches) and loose, with bangs. Figure wears a brocade robe (kimono) with stuffed sleeves in red, silver and orange, with a skirt in taupe, teal and gold. Skirt is gathered and a bright teal lining is rev...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Girls' Day Doll
  12. Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s - Doll, Decorative

    Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s. Small Japanese figurine used in celebration of Girls's Day. The head, facial features, and hands are painted very pale fleshtones. Black fiber used for hair, may be dyed wool. Hair is styled with two side-locks and bangs, on a shaved head. The side-locks are tied with white thread, possibly silk. Figure wears a brocade robe (kimono) with stuffed sleeves in red, silver and orange, with a skirt in taupe, te...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Girls' Day Doll
  13. Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s - Doll, Decorative

    Japanese Girls Day Doll, c. 1920s. Small Japanese figurine used in celebration of Girls's Day. The head, facial features, and hands are painted very pale fleshtones. Black fiber used for hair, may be dyed wool. Hair is styled with a bowl-haircut and two short side-locks. Figure wears a robe (kimono) woven in large floral pattern brocade in taupe, gold and teal, with 3 inch long stuffed sleeves, with teal lining. Portions of a red, silver an...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Girls' Day Doll
  14. Japanese Girls' Day Dolls, c. 1920s - Doll

    Japanese Girls' Day Dolls, c. 1920s. Display includes five porcelain dolls dressed in ceremonial robes. Two dolls are wearing gold robes with orange trim and both are holding Samurai swords and arrows. Dolls are in a seated position. One doll is dressed in a silver and purple robe wearing a head piece. This doll is holding a black rod and is in a seated position. One doll is dressed in a silver robe wearing a head piece. This doll is holding a bl...

    Record Type: Object

    Japanese Girls' Day Dolls, c. 1920s
  15. Shirly Temple Doll, c. 1934-1939 - Doll

    Shirley Temple Doll, c. 1934-1939. All composition toy doll with acrylic and wood case. Doll has faux blonde, matted, curly hair. She is wearing her original red polka dot white dress with red trim and red stain bow around the waistline. The dress is short and flairs out; the sleeves are puffy with white lace trim. She is wearing white undergarments and white socks with shiny black Mary Jane shoes. The doll is made from all composition with mova...

    Record Type: Object

    Shirly Temple Doll, c. 1930s
  16. Untitled [Shirley Temple Black signing dolls at Macy's at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, CA], October 26, 1957 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Shirley Temple Black signing dolls at Macy's at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, CA], October 26, 1957. Black and white photograph of Shirley Temple Black smiling and signing autographs on a piece of paper on top of three packages of Shirley Temple dolls behind a counter. Several kids in the background are standing waiting for autographs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Shirley Temple Black signing dolls at Macy's at Hillsdale Shoppin

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