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Featured are late 19th and early 20th century toys generously loaned to us from the Collection of the Fairfield Museum and History Center, including:
Also prominently featured from the University Archives is a doll that belonged to Amelia Lashar Houghton, one of the original residents of Hearthstone Hall, now known as Bellarmine Hall. The doll is roughly 30” tall, has a bisque head and wood or composite body, real human hair, and is believed to be from France. This doll has been reconditioned for display by library staffer and artist Debbie Gwiazdowski.