Doll
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
Archival History
The doll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2002 by Marguerite Lederman Mishkin.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marguerite Lederman Mishkin
Scope and Content
The doll was given to Marguerite Lederman by a Hadassah group from the United States while she was in an orphanage in Belgium after the Holocaust.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The doll is made from a composite plaster material with applied paint and light brown hair. She is wearing a yellow dress with white lace ruffles. The dress is original, but the hair has been restored by a doll factory.
Corporate Bodies
- Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America
Subjects
- Jewish orphans--Belgium.
- Zionists -- Associations, institutions, etc.
Genre
- Object
- Toys
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