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African American Nursing Nun Doll

Located in the exhibit room of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet motherhouse.

Dublin Core

  • Collection

    Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Consolidated Archives - St. Louis Province

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  • Date

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  • Description

    19 1/2" African-American doll (including height of veil) dressed as a Sister of St. Joseph in the traditional missionary white habit. Head and body are made of hard plastic; moveable body parts. The sister doll is encased in an inexpensive plastic case # parts), is mounted on a metal base, and neck is held by a separate white plastic/metal stand.

  • Folder #/Title

    2019.28

  • Format

    artifact

  • Identifier

    2019.28

  • Misc. notes

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  • Provenance

    Donated by Rev. Bruce W. Wilkinson of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, August 2019

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  • Series #/Object ID

    2019.28

  • Size

    19 1/2"

  • Subject

    nun doll; habit

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