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All-Bisque Kewpie Doll - Reissued Version

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Title
All-Bisque Kewpie Doll - Reissued Version
Coverage-Year
195X
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  
Resource Type
Still image
Coverage-Spatial
  • United States  
  • England  
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
Resource Identifier
1992.016.0001
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleAll-Bisque Kewpie Doll - Reissued Version
Coverage-Year195X
DescriptionThis 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.
InterpretationKewpies 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 CreatorCameo Company  
Resource TypeStill image
Coverage-Spatial
  • United States  
  • England  
Subject / Keywords
  • O'Neill, Rose, 1874-1944  
  • American pop culture  
  • Kewpie dolls  
  • All-bisque dolls  
  • Reissued dolls  
Collection PublisherEarly American Museum
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier1992.016.0001
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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