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)
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
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. Twenty-one pieces total: wedding party, musicians, horses and wagon.a) A young, female doll with blonde hair dressed in traditional red, white and blue embroidered costume holding her square hat with feather in her PR hand and in a dancing position.
b) Doll
c) Doll
d) Doll
e) Doll
f) Doll (holds basket .1g)
g) Basket
h) Doll
i) Doll
j) Doll
k) Doll
l) Doll
m) Doll
n) Doll
o) Doll
p) Doll
q) Carriage horses
r) Cart
s) Cart wheels
1920-1972
Early 20th century
Early 20th century
mid-20th century
Early 20th century
Early 20th century