Armistice Day doll, 1918

Details

Date11 November 1918Place MadeJapanDimensionsH. 110mm x W. 65mm x D.35mm Last edited by: Jo Besley

Accession Number09.695Access AdviceFor research purposes only. No reproduction without permission of Yarrila Arts and Museum.

More Information

Exhibition Label

This doll was dressed on Armistice Day 1918 - she has a crown of hair taken that day from the heads of Coffs Harbour citizens -

Mr & Mrs W.E. Mann
Mr William Anderton
Mr Randall
William. J. Mann

She also wears small locks of hair once belonging to their friends including - Mrs J.E. Matten (Upper Orara) and Mrs Leith Charleston (Coffs Harbour).

Description

Kewpie doll dressed in lace and ribbon. The crown of the doll's head has been decorated with real human hair, which was collected on Armistice Day, 1918 from Coffs Harbour citizens Mr and Mrs W. E. Mann, William Anderton, Mr Randall and William J. Mann.

AgencyYarrila Arts & Museum (YAM)CollectionYAM Museum CollectionSub-CollectionPermanent ExhibitionExhibition HistoryCoffs Harbour Regional Museum Permanent Exhibition

"When The News Came Through: How Coffs Celebrated Peace", 13 November 1918, Coffs Harbour Advocate, p. 2, <available to read online>

Classification

LexiconDollGeneral NameDollMediumPlasticLaceHuman Hair

OCR Text Transcription Edit Edit +-Close

Save Cancel + Row + Column

Start typing here to find a location	Latitude	Longitude	Zoom	Actions

loading google map....

Save Cancel