Girl Cloth Doll
Designer
Chase, Martha
(American, 1851 - 1925)
Maker
M.J. Chase Company
(American, 1880 - 1981)
Date1910-1920
OriginUnited States of America
MediumPainted stockinet cloth; cotton, mixed media, assembled
Dimensions16 in. (40.6 cm)
ClassificationsDoll
Credit LineGift of Elise B. and William S. Kennett, Jr.
Object number2018.19
Label TextM. J. Chase Co., (American, 1880-1981)
Martha Jencks Wheaton Chase, (American, 1851-1926), designer
Girl and Boy Cloth Dolls
About 1910-1920
Promised Gift of Elise B. and William S. Kennett, Jr.
Influenced by the progressive movement in child education at the turn of the 20th century, these cloth dolls were lightweight and durable. A period label read: “The Chase Stockinet Doll, Made of Stockinet and Cloth, Stuffed with Cotton, Made by Hand, Painted by Hand, Made by Especially Trained Workers.”
Martha Chase, who was married to a doctor, created dolls with a white cotton cloth body and a head without a wig to make them easily cleanable. Some of her special child dolls were used in hospitals to train nurses.
Status
On view
