Object Record
Metadata
Accession # |
2010.14.3.02 |
Item Name |
Certificate, Adoption |
Description |
A paper adoption certificate (.01) for the Cabbage Patch Kid, "Denee" dated 1984. Printed in black ink is the doll's given name, "Dennis Roman" (2010.14.2.07). On both the certificate (.01) and envelope (.02) is a green border with illustrations of Cabbage Patch Kids. Also, printed on the certificate is the "Oath of Adoption". Underneath is the name, the birth date and the donors address. Also, there are spaces for signatures. The donor signed in pencil and her father; Frank DeLaurentis signed and dated the document to June 8, 1984. The envelope (.02) is stamped with the date June 28, 1984. |
Date |
1984 |
Provenance |
The donor's uncle, Frank DeLaurentis bought the Cabbage Patch Kid, "Dennis Roman" (2010.14.2.07) for the donor in 1983 for Christmas. She didn't like the given name "Dennis" so kept the spelling but chose to pronounce it the French way: "Den-ee". With the doll is the adoption certificate signed by the donor and her uncle on June 8, 1984. Cabbage Patch Kids originally started as dolls called "Little People" created by Xavier Roberts in 1978. The dolls attracted attention by the toy manufacturer Coleco, who began mass production in 1982. The dolls were produced with Coleco from 1982-1989. More information is available online at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage_Patch_Kids. |
Person \ Organization |
DeLaurentis, Elysia |
Place |
Etobicoke |