In the book HItty: Her First Hundred Years, by Rachel
Field, illustrated by Dorothy Lathrop,
Hitty received many gifts during her adventures. I've attempted to create
a comprehensive list,
but if I've left one out, let me know!
This list was compiled using the paperback edition reprinted in October 1990.
From the Book
Page |
Item |
6 |
Hitty's first outfit, a buff calico strewn with small red flowers, sewn by Phoebe Preble Her chemise, with the name 'Hitty' in red cross-stitch, sewn by Phoebe Preble
|
35 |
Her cradle, made by Captain Preble in "odd moments".
|
47 |
A little rope hammock from the sailor Elijah.
|
48 |
A chip basket and a carved bone footstool from other sailors. A sea chest of bright blue, "with proper rope handles at each end, and my initials H.P. picked out in shiny nail heads on the lid." from Bill Buckle, a sailor.
|
67 |
A splint basket (Hitty is placed in this when the Prebles are preparing to flee the burning ship.)
|
84 |
A house made from a Conch Shell, from Bill Buckle.
|
91 |
A temple "made of green leaves and bamboo shoots...trimmed with pink hibiscus flowers...furits and shells." from the natives on the island.
|
92 |
"..a lump of red coral ...hung about my neck on a thread of grass." from the natives.
|
94 |
A nutmeg from the monkeys.
|
104 |
"...a voluminous handkerchief of rich crimson silk with anchors and twisted ropes woven all around the border." from the Captain of the Hesper.
|
106 |
Her coral necklace, purchased by Captain Preble while in India. India Muslin was purchased to make her a dress, but since she was lost, she never got it.
|
118 |
A "voluminous dress of cotton print, in a far from gaudy pattern." made by Thankful's mother. There is a ruffle around the neck.
|
126 |
A shawl made from a bit of sash from Thankful's dress.
|
137 |
Two outfits, one of brown sprigs on buff calico, and one of pearl-grey silk made in Quaker fashion, with a white fichu and a lawn cap, all made by Clarissa Pryce.
|
139 |
Outfits made from scraps of silk and muslin (no description) by Clarissa Pryce. A one-room dollhouse made from a wooden box, papered. A small box for a bench, also covered by paper. "...tiny sheets of paper the size of a postage stamp..." made by Clarissa, and "...a quill pen out of a feather shed by a neighbor's parrot..." by her brother Will. The feather is described as '...a green so bright, with a touch of scarlet thrown in...". A desk with a lid that lifted, by a visiting cousin.
|
140 |
A braided rug and a china dog. (doesn't say from whom.) A picture of Adlina Patti, cut from a paper and pasted onto the wall of her dollhouse, from Clarissa Pryce.
|
156 |
Her daguerreotype, from the Daguerreotype-Artist, purchased by Clarissa's grandfather.
|
159 |
A poem, written by John Greenleaf Whittier. "Lines to a Quaker Doll of Philadelphia"
|
163 |
A sprig of jasmine, from Camilla Calhoun, sent in a letter from John Norton.
|
168 |
New clothes--"...the watered-silk dress with draped skirt, fitted waist, and innumerable bows...blue velvet pelisse embroidered with garlands no bigger than pinheads...little feathered head and the muff of white eiderdown.."--made by Miss Pinch.
|
194 |
a set of "...new but plain things..." from a young lady Mr. Farley was painting. It had a brown-and-white china button at the back. (Hitty is included in several portraits painted by Mr. Farley, but she doesn't get to keep any.)
|
200 |
The wedding dress made from the wedding handkerchief, by Miss Hortense and Miss Annette.
|
202 |
Ruffled petticoats made from muslin, from Miss Hortense and Miss Annette, with tiny hems and feather stitching.
|
208 |
A sweetgrass basket from Sally Loomis.
|
221 |
A plaid calico dress "...nothing more than a square of cloth with holes cut for my arms and a pin that stuck into me to hold it in the back." from Car'line.
|
230 |
An emerald green silk dress, when she was being made into a pin-cushion, from the Liberty Junction Ticket Agent's wife.
|
236 |
A dress of sprigged challis, in the style of Miss Pamela's childhood, plus a little yellow rocker.
|
249 |
A sprig of mignonette, from Molly (at the auction).
|
260 |
A little pine bench, a braided rug, a shell, and a four-poster bed from the Old Gentleman.
|
From the Illustrations, but not mentioned in the Book
(The following is from the Paperback 1990 edition, plus the
1930 Hardcover edition.)
Page |
Item |
20 |
Wildflowers picked by Phoebe Preble and Hitty.
|
36 |
A Patchwork quilt.
|
48 |
Pantalettes under the chemise.
|
74 (HC) |
'Skirt' of wide leaves.
|
205 |
Included with her bridal outfit--a veil with roses, and a bouquet.
|
262 |
A bonnet with rose trims.
|
From Rachel Field
Person in Possession |
Item |
Dottie Baker |
Four-Poster Canopied Bed with Mattress and pieced silk quilt, and one pillow, a padded sofa, a tilt-top table, a dressing table, a screen, and undescribed pieces of small furniture, originally owned by Rachel Field. Pictures of the Original Hitty seated on a model airplane, signed by Rachel Field. |
The Stockbridge Library |
Eight pieces of original clothing and her summer quilt. Her settle, desk, and a color portrait of Hitty in an old daguerreotype frame. |
Unknown |
Bookcase Apartments, round table with tea set. Tiny daguerreotype set on top of a chest of drawers, mentioned by Rachel Field |
More information on these real items can be found in the following articles:
Hitty Approaches the Millennium, by Virginia
Ann Heyerdahl--November 1998, Doll Reader
Where is Hitty? by Dottie Baker--Feb/March 1986 Doll Reader
Hitty is Found! by Nancy Reinhart Charlton--Aug/September 1988
Doll Reader