Doll, Decorative
Object number2015.82.5
Artist
Anna Marie Fiori
Date1982
MediumCeramic; Paint; Glaze; Fabric; Metal; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Anna Marie Fiori
DescriptionHandmade female doll representing regional Italian dress. Painted ceramic head, shoulders, forearms, and lower legs with remaining body made of cloth. Light brown painted hair and blue eyes. White lace headdress with accent fabric on crown of head and back bottom of train; accent fabric is red with embroidered blue flowers and green stems/leaves. White fabric long-sleeve shirt with lace collar, shirt front, and cuffs; cuffs also have red ribbon. Shawl made of white lace with and same accent fabric as headdress. Vest-like garment made of red fabric with red and gold trim. Silver-tone metal earrings. Red floor-length pleated skirt with brocade fabric around the bottom half; brocade is black with gold, purple, red, and green pattern; brocade is trimmed on top and bottom with red and gold trim. White satin fabric underskirt (petticoat). Painted black heeled shoes.Dimensions20 × 9 × 4 in. (50.8 × 22.9 × 10.2 cm)Historical NotesThe 16” dolls were made by Anna Marie in 1982 for the Pittsburgh Folk Festival; each doll’s costume represents a different region of Italy. Besides making the clothing, the donor also crafted the ceramic heads, hands, and feet at Louise Malone’s ceramic shop in Penn Hills. Collection includes handmade dolls, ceramic conga (quartara), copper conga, Sardinian flute and pan pipe, ram’s horn, conch shell horn, wrist and hand castanets, Jew’s harp, triccheballacche, concertina, various handmade noisemakers, tambourine, and recorder. I Campagnoli was an Italian American folk troupe from the Pittsburgh area comprised of approximately 40 core performers with a focus on Italian folk singing and dancing. Originally directed by Lorenzo “Larry” Malfatti and Eugene Richards (and later Jane Ferro) and sponsored by the Italian Sons and Daughters of Italy, the group formed in 1964 and performed throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as in Italy and at the opening of the Italian Village in Epcot Center and Busch Gardens.
Related institution
I Campagnoli
On View
Not on view
1985-2005
