Mexican Girl Doll
Artifact IDMO 63.4831.1
Object Type
Doll
Date
ca. 1962
Gifter
Eva Sámano de Lopez Mateos
Maker
unknown
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 DetailsCustodial 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
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Heads of State (National Archives Identifier 1677008)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
Not on view
