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Nut Head Doll Rendered by Jacob Gielens (artist), c. 1938 watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard overall: 34.7 x 24.6 cm (13 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 3/4" wide; 7 3/4" high Index of American Design 1943.8.15550 |
Object 5 of 26
Carved nuts formed the heads of many early dolls. Different kinds of nuts were used: hazelnuts, walnuts, hickory nuts, and even cashews. These dolls were expendable and could be discarded when the children began to tire of them. This example represents a colonial gentlemen with elegant clothes and a wise expression. The doll is from Wisconsin and was made in the eighteenth century.
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