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Polish wedding doll set
Polish wedding doll set
Polish wedding doll set
DepartmentEurope

Polish wedding doll set

NameDoll set
CulturePolish
Datec. 1948
Place madeKrakow, Poland, Europe
MediumLeather, wool, cotton, lace, ribbon, sequins, beads, cotton and metallic thread, paint or pigment, wood, metal, straw, plastic
DimensionsA.: 11 7/16 × 7 7/8 × 4 3/4 in. (29 × 20 × 12 cm)
B.: 10 1/4 × 6 5/16 × 4 1/8 in. (26 × 16 × 10.5 cm)
C.: 10 1/4 × 7 1/16 × 4 5/16 in. (26 × 18 × 11 cm)
D.: 8 1/16 × 4 3/4 × 2 15/16 in. (20.5 × 12 × 7.5 cm)
E.: 9 13/16 × 5 7/8 × 4 1/2 in. (25 × 15 × 11.5 cm)
F.: 10 5/8 × 4 15/16 × 4 1/8 in. (27 × 12.5 × 10.5 cm)
G.: 9/16 × 2 13/16 × 2 13/16 in. (1.5 × 7.2 × 7.2 cm)
H.: 10 1/4 × 7 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (26 × 20 × 10.5 cm)
I.: 10 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (26.5 × 14 × 10.5 cm)
J.: 11 7/16 × 5 11/16 × 3 15/16 in. (29 × 14.5 × 10 cm)
K.: 10 5/8 × 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (27 × 14 × 9 cm)
L.: 10 7/16 × 8 1/4 × 5 1/8 in. (26.5 × 21 × 13 cm)
M.: 10 7/16 × 8 7/8 × 4 1/2 in. (26.5 × 22.5 × 11.5 cm)
N.: 9 13/16 × 5 5/16 × 2 15/16 in. (25 × 13.5 × 7.5 cm)
O.: 9 1/16 × 5 1/2 × 2 15/16 in. (23 × 14 × 7.5 cm)
P.: 9 1/4 × 5 7/8 × 4 5/16 in. (23.5 × 15 × 11 cm)
Q.: 9 5/8 × 12 3/8 × 5 1/8 in. (24.5 × 31.5 × 13 cm)
R.: 7 3/16 × 21 1/4 × 7 11/16 in. (18.2 × 54 × 19.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Lewicki-Szudy Family, A.2019.27.1a-s
Object numberA.2019.27.1a-s
Collections
ProvenanceBetty Szudy private collection, inherited from grandmother (Jeanette Lewicki) Purchased by mother, Helen Lewicki, as gift to her mother (Jeanette Lewicki) from a harness-making shop in Krakow, Poland, 1948
DescriptionPolish traditional wedding doll set with twenty-one pieces total: wedding party, musicians, horses and wagon.

Wedding Party
Adam Wydra
1999
Na Ślubnym Kobiercu (To Tie the Knot)
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1980s
New bride's dress
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1900
Female doll
Artist Not Recorded
1920-1972
Wedding Tunic and Cap.
Late 19th century
apron
Artist Not Recorded
20th century
Male doll
Artist Not Recorded
1920-1972
Female, baby, horse and travois doll
Artist Not Recorded
1920-1972
Woman’s cap
Anna Jordal Drägthandel
1900-1920
Wedding dress
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1900
Wedding dress ensemble
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1920