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Mexican Girl Doll
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston MA
Mexican Girl Doll
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston MA

Mexican Girl Doll

Artifact IDMO 63.4831.1
Object Type Doll
Date ca. 1962
Place MadeMexico, North America
Medium Plastic, fabric
DimensionsOverall H 7 1/2 in (19.1 cm )

Physical DescriptionFemale doll with plastic body wearing a dress of Colonial origin worn by the natives and mestizas from Huasteca Potosina. The doll is handmade. She wears a cotton skirt and blouse embroidered in blue, green, and red with a poncho or huipil trimmed in red cotton and embroidered to match skirt.
Historical NoteThis doll was presented to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by Eva Samano de Lopez Mateos the wife of President of Mexico Adolfo Lopez Mateos.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteGift of Head of State, Object was received through White House Gift Unit. Government received custody through Deed of Gift of the Estate of President Kennedy signed by Jacqueline Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Edward Kennedy in 1965
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteThis material is not subject to any known copyright or other image use restrictions.
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