OBJECTS Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1949.001.001 |
Object Name |
Doll |
Source |
Erma Stanhope Ribeyre Greathouse |
Date |
1949 |
Place of Origin |
France |
Place |
France |
Description |
French doll. She has a tag on her right wrist, tied with a piece of string, which reads "943F". Her headdress, collar, and edge of her dress are lace. Pins hold the ends of her collar in place. She's wearing lace underwear. Her dress is dark, with lots of gold and white lace, and she's wearing a red apron trimmed in white lace, and a decorative ribbon around her waist, tied in a bow. |
Provenance |
Card: "FRENCH DOLL PRESENTED BY MRS IRMA [sic] GREATHOUSE 1949 FROM THE FRIENDSHIP TRAIN" [actually from the Merci Train from France] |
Notes |
From the wikipedia article about the Friendship Train: "The 1947 U.S.-to-Europe or American Friendship Train collected foodstuffs from American donors for transport to the people of France and Italy. Contemporaneous with the Marshall Plan, it provided desperately needed assistance in the aftermath of World War II, but was primarily a token gesture of goodwill ... The Friendship Train was reciprocated by the Merci Train, a group of 49 French train cars (Forty-and-eights) loaded with gifts for the U.S. which arrived in New York Harbor on February 2, 1949. Many of the gifts remain on display at local museums throughout the U.S." |
Search Terms |
World War II Merci Train |
Dimensions |
H-15 W-15 D-3.75 inches |
Event |
Merci Train |
Material |
Cloth/Ceramic/Paper/Metal |
Owned |
Erma Stanhope Ribeyre Greathouse |
People |
Greathouse, Erma Stanhope Ribeyre |