Jenny Lind paper doll collection
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Paper doll of Jenny Lind, the 19th century opera star known as the "Swedish Nightingale", with one doll, 10 costumes from her most famous stage roles, and a wooden block to stand the doll up, all housed in the original cardboard box.
- Table of contents
- 1. Robert der Teufel = Robert the Devil : Alice -- 2. Die Hugenotten = The Huguenots : Valentine -- 3. Die Nachtwandlerin = The Somnambule : Amine -- 4. Don Juan = Don Juan : Donna Anna -- 5. Die Tochter des Regiments = The Daughter of the Regiment : Mary -- 6. Norma = Norma : Norma -- 7. and 8. Vielka = Vielka : Vielka -- 9. Der Freischütze = The Freischütz : Agathe -- 10. In Concert-Toilette = In the concert-toilet
Description
| Type of resource | still image |
|---|---|
| Form | unmediated |
| Extent | 1 toy (1 doll, 10 dresses, 5 hair pieces, 1 wooden block, 1 cardboard box) : lithograph, color ; 10 x 6 cm or smaller; in box 11 x 18 x 3 cm |
| Place | Germany |
| Place | [Germany?] |
| Publisher | [Publisher not identified] |
| Publication date | [1846 - 1848?]; [1846-1848] |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | German; English |
Subjects
| Subject | Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887 > Clothing |
| Subject | Costume > Pictorial works |
| Subject | Paper dolls > Specimens |
| Subject | Singers > Clothing > Pictorial works |
| Subject | Opera > 19th century > Pictorial works |
| Genre | Toy |
| Genre | Still image |
| Genre | Lithographs. |
| Genre | Toys. |
| Genre | Paper dolls. |
Bibliographic information
| Target audience | juvenile |
|---|---|
| Note | Title from box lid. |
| Note | Box lid printed with a list of operas and the characters played by Jenny Lind, numbered to correspond to the costumes. |
| Note | Doll, dresses and box lid are hand-colored lithographs. |
| Note | Dresses are varnished, with back and front glued together at the edges to allow them to slide over the doll's head. Each dress is numbered on the back, corresponding to the list of costumes on the box lid. |
| Note | Box covered with pink, blue, and turquoise paper. Lid is edged in patterned gilt. |
| Language | Text on box lid in German and English. |
| Action | Cons. Trans. #5940. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/mt476dj8681 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This material is believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
- Copyright
- Public Domain.
- License
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights (Public Domain Mark 1.0).