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John F. Kennedy groom doll

Bisque doll of John F. Kennedy with a cloth body and bisque head, hands and feet. The doll is dressed in a wedding tuxedo with ivory jacket, black pants and a black bow tie. The clothes are homemade, sewn on a machine but not mass-produced. John Kennedy wore a dark morning suit with tails to his 1953 wedding so this costume is not an accurate representation of his wedding clothes.This doll and the accompanying bride doll are one of a kind, although the bisque heads representing John and Jacqueline Kennedy were commercially available to doll enthusiasts.

Object Details
Object title:

John F. Kennedy groom doll

Date:

circa 1953

Medium:

Cloth, Ceramic, Plastic

Dimensions:

17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2002.013.0001

Curatorial Note:

This wedding doll, and its companion, were featured on a popular culture spotlight on WFAA-TV's Good Morning Texas program in 2011. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

There is a mark on the back of the doll's head that looks a little like the name Esther, but with both of the first two letters capitalized: ESther. If you have information about this doll-maker or about this pair of Kennedy wedding dolls, please contact us at collections@jfk.org. Thank you! - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

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John F. Kennedy groom doll

Bisque doll of John F. Kennedy with a cloth body and bisque head, hands and feet. The doll is dressed in a wedding tuxedo with ivory jacket, black pants and a black bow tie. The clothes are homemade, sewn on a machine but not mass-produced. John Kennedy wore a dark morning suit with tails to his 1953 wedding so this costume is not an accurate representation of his wedding clothes.This doll and the accompanying bride doll are one of a kind, although the bisque heads representing John and Jacqueline Kennedy were commercially available to doll enthusiasts.

Object Details
Object title:

John F. Kennedy groom doll

Date:

circa 1953

Terms:

Doll

Wedding

Pop Culture

Collectibles

Memorabilia

Toys

Kennedy, John F.

Johnson City

Medium:

Cloth, Ceramic, Plastic

Dimensions:

17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2002.013.0001

Curatorial Note:

This wedding doll, and its companion, were featured on a popular culture spotlight on WFAA-TV's Good Morning Texas program in 2011. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

There is a mark on the back of the doll's head that looks a little like the name Esther, but with both of the first two letters capitalized: ESther. If you have information about this doll-maker or about this pair of Kennedy wedding dolls, please contact us at collections@jfk.org. Thank you! - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections