Patty Munroe Catlow was the daughter of Jessie Wirth and Commodore Ralph Middleton Munroe. Her parents were early settlers to the Coconut Grove area (located in present-day Miami). In 1891, the Commodore built his home, “The Barnacle.” This structure is one of the oldest homes in Miami-Dade County still situated in its original location. Patty was born at The Barnacle in 1900. The Coconut Grove property included a path used by the local Seminole people. The Munroes and the Seminoles interacted regularly and developed a friendly co-existence. According to Patty, her neighbors would bring the family fruits and vegetables and her mother would bake goods for them. As a child, Patty received this rag doll from one of her Seminole neighbors. Unlike the Seminole palmetto fiber dolls we are familiar with today, the doll given to Patty was typical of those used by Seminole children with its body composed of tightly bundled cloth scraps and its face void of features. Patty gifted the doll to HistoryMiami Museum’s collection in 1972.