Hitty Thonotosassa
Donated
by the Hittygirls Yahoo Group
Arranged by Ann Stroupe
4 December 2006
The active Hitty enthusuasts of the Hittygirls Yahoo group just donated a Hitty, carved by Janet Cordell, to the Historical Society.
Donated in memory of Diane Barrow-Clark, a well-known Hitty carver, Hitty Thonotosassa is named for the lake in Florida nearby where Diane lived.
Accessories and props included with the donation illustrate Hitty's adventure in the crow's nest, from chapter 2 of Hitty Her First Hundred Years, by Rachel Field. Also included is a print of Dorothy Lathrop's delightful illustration of the crow's nest adventure.
The gift was organized by Ann Stroupe, but many other members of the group helped hunt down or make the different pieces. Ann supplied the following information, summarized from her web page:
- A 6-1/4" Hitty carved by Janet Denton-Cordell from Linden (Basswood).
- Dressed in Swiss batiste "onesie" underwear with Hitty cross-stitched in red on the yoke, and a flowered buff-yellow cabbage rose dress by "Hitty Couture".
- Sitting in nest with three crows, in front of an illustration by Dorothy P. Lathrop for Hitty: Her First Hundred Years, written by Rachel Field, 1929.
- The idea to donate a Hitty doll to GCIHS was conceived by Nancy Schaub.
- Doll, clothing and display donated by:
Vickie Applegate
Elise Buhn
Susan Duncan
Josie Fuller
Elaine Hill
Sharon Horswill
Jill Hunter
Michelle Kirby
Martha Maxwell
Laurel Parker
Sue Parker
Barbara Polidoro-Conklin
Nancy Schell
Ann Stroupe
Eileen Turner
TC Vollum
This Hitty will make a striking display at the nuseum - thanks, Hittygirls!
-Bruce Komusin
