Baby Doll with Knitted Bonnet
Dimensions23.5 x 10.5 cm
Credit LineGift of Ann Wurtele, 1992
Object number1992.003.084
Label TextDolls have been popular figures for centuries, with porcelain dolls booming in production during the 1800s. This doll was well loved throughout generations. Anna Tull (1844-1928), her daughter Lily Kellogg (1878-1962), and finally her granddaughter, Ann Wurtele (1910-?), played with and loved these elegant ladies whose handmade dresses, underthings, and nightgowns filled a drawer in their nursery chest of drawers. It was Anna who made most of the clothes, always completing them with tiny buttons and appropriate trimmings, so that each item is a miniature reproduction of a real little girl’s outfit.
NameDoll
