All-Bisque Kewpie Doll - Reissued Version

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

United States
England
Mid 1950s

Description

This is a Kewpie doll with an all-bisque body. It has blue wings on each side of the shoulders. The arms are missing and there is light brown hair painted down the center and back of the head. The cheeks, stomach, feet, and knees are highlighted in pink over light beige . The doll has black "googley eyes" that look to the right.

Interpretation

Kewpies were patented in 1913 by Rose O'Neill and within the few years after, they had shown up in almost every American home in one form or another. However, it is believed that this is not an original Kewpie from that era but is a reissued version by the Cameo Company from the mid 1950's. One of the differences is that the reissued version has grey eyelashes instead of the original black.

Lesson Plans / Themes

Communities and Geography
American Communities in History
How we learn about communities

Learning Standards

18 Social Systems
16 History

Author or Creator

Cameo Company

Subject / Keywords

O'Neill, Rose, 1874-1944
American pop culture
Kewpie dolls
All-bisque dolls
Reissued dolls

Collection Publisher

Early American Museum

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Resource Identifier

1992.016.0001

Date Created

2-24-2003

Resource Type	image
Title	All-Bisque Kewpie Doll - Reissued Version
Coverage / Year	United States England Mid 1950s
Description	This is a Kewpie doll with an all-bisque body. It has blue wings on each side of the shoulders. The arms are missing and there is light brown hair painted down the center and back of the head. The cheeks, stomach, feet, and knees are highlighted in pink over light beige . The doll has black "googley eyes" that look to the right.
Interpretation	Kewpies were patented in 1913 by Rose O'Neill and within the few years after, they had shown up in almost every American home in one form or another. However, it is believed that this is not an original Kewpie from that era but is a reissued version by the Cameo Company from the mid 1950's. One of the differences is that the reissued version has grey eyelashes instead of the original black.
Lesson Plans / Themes	Communities and Geography American Communities in History How we learn about communities
Learning Standards	18 Social Systems 16 History
Author or Creator	Cameo Company
Subject / Keywords	O'Neill, Rose, 1874-1944 American pop culture Kewpie dolls All-bisque dolls Reissued dolls
Collection Publisher	Early American Museum
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Resource Identifier	1992.016.0001
Date Created	2-24-2003

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