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Louisa M. Alcott's "Little Women" Amy
Louisa M. Alcott's "Little Women" Amy
Louisa M. Alcott's "Little Women" Amy

Louisa M. Alcott's "Little Women" Amy

Object NameDoll
Manufacturer (founded 1923-present)
Date1948-1952
OriginHead: U.S.A. Body: U.S.A.
MediumHead: plastic Body: plastic Limbs: plastic
Dimensions14 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. head(36.8 × 8.3 cm)
ClassificationsDolls, Doll Accessories, Toys and Games
Credit LineGift of Ann and Henry Brunnier. In the Ann and Henry Brunnier Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number8.16.3
Status
Not on view
CultureAmerican
Label TextLittle Women Collection: Amy, Beth, Jo, and Meg. Hard plastic head, saran wig, plastic sleeping eyes with hair upper lashes and painted lower lashes; open/closed mouth. Five piece body with bent arms, Patsy style neck joint; molded fingers together except thumb and molded feet. The dolls are based on the characters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women. Madame Alexander began producing the set in various materials in 1933. Complete sets of Madame Alexander’s Little Women are rare.
MarkingsClothes: Louisa M. Alcott//Little Women//Amy by Madame Alexander, N.Y. U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
Louisa M. Alcott's "Little Women" Beth
Object Name: Doll
Madam Alexander
1948-1952
Object number: 8.16.4
Louisa M. Alcott's "Little Women" Jo
Object Name: Doll
Madam Alexander
1948-1952
Object number: 8.16.5
Louisa M. Alcott's "Little Women" Meg
Object Name: Doll
Madam Alexander
1948-1952
Object number: 8.16.2
Dionne Quintuplets, Marie
Object Name: Doll
Madam Alexander
1935
Object number: 8.16.10
Dionne Quintuplets, Emilie
Object Name: Doll
Madam Alexander
1935
Object number: 8.16.13
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1935
Object number: 8.16.14
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