Doll, Miss Supreme
Object number2012.001.01
Date1930-1940s
MediumCloth
Dimensions15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (39.4 x 29.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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October 30, 1863
October 20, 1864
Doll, Miss Supreme
Skip to main contentDescriptionA "Miss Supreme" flour advertising doll. The doll is featured wearing a blue dress with red lining, red shoes, a bow in her hair, and "Miss Supreme" printed across belted waist. Advertising dolls were popular in the 20th century and were used by companies to market products to consumers. Most of the early dolls were made out of cloth and some doll images where printed on the back of flour stacks for purchasers to cut out and stuff themselves.