Object ID
F2016.99
Object Name
Doll
Measurements
50.64252 cm. H x 16.1925 cm. W, Item (Overall)
Material
Plastic
Object Description
Big doll with brown braided hair. and pink veil. She is wearing a cream colored dress and jacket with a dark blue apron. Her shirt is grey and has coins attached to it. There is a pink sash around her waist. Her shoes are red with white accents and blue and white pom poms on the end. She has lace on the cuffs of her sleeves. The bottom of her dress and the sleeves of her jacket have a wide band with a red, white, and blue checkered pattern. The trim is peach, and there are designs in golden thread. Her apron has yellow lace, along with more designs in gold thread. There are red buttons holding on sequins, in colors that include red, green, blue, and tan. She has blue eyes and her face looks somewhat cracked. There are also sequins on ther jacket that form flower designs, and are of the same color as the sequins on her apron.
Origin
Based on the apron, the jacket, and the shoes with poms, this doll appears to be wearing traditional dress. These type of shoes are called tsarouhi, and are traditional Greek footwear. They were commonly worn up until Greek independence in the 19th century, after which they were only worn in rural areas due to the westernisation of cities. They are also a part of the dress uniform for the Evzone.
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Citation
Doll, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/11224. Accessed 03/29/24.