Object Record
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Object Name |
Doll |
Date |
1895-1905 |
Description |
Girl doll. Bisque head with sleep-eyes and short blond hair. Composition arms and legs. Made by J.D. Kestner, Germany. Height 14 inches. (Keywords: Early Twentieth Century) |
Acquisition |
Gift of Mrs. Edwin A. Stumpp |
Ownership and History |
This doll may have been the childhood toy of the donor, Marie Strohmeyer of Staten Island. She was born in 1892, the daughter of Frederick and Louise Strohmeyer. She married Edwin Stumpp, a merchant, and they resided for many years on Greta Place in the Grymes Hill area of Staten Island. |
Earliest Date |
1895 |
Latest Date |
1905 |
Maker |
Kestner, J.D. |
Subjects |
Dolls |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Toy |
Associated People |
Stumpp, Marie H. (Strohmeyer) |
Catalog Number |
T03.0326 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, 2012. |
Legal Status |
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