Doll made by Displaced Persons in Schleswig-Holstein
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
Archival History
The doll was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Joan Henry, the granddaughter of Gretchen Passig Rasmus.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joan Henry
Scope and Content
A handmade, female doll made by Displaced Persons staying at the home of the donor’s maternal grandmother, Gretchen Passig Rasmus (1874-1964), at Landweg 85, Hademarschen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was one of five handmade dolls, including three female dolls and two male dolls, constructed using scraps of fabric that were mailed to Gretchen by her second oldest daughter, Anna Rasmus Holsten (b. 1904) from her job as a seamstress in New York.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
A fabric and wire female doll wearing a taupe-colored shirt with lantern sleeves under a black vest and a pale blue floral skirt under a red gingham apron. She wears a matching red gingham scarf around her head and black boots on her feet.
Subjects
- Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)
Genre
- Dolls.
- Toys
- Object