Doll of Emma Sisson Mahan
Cloth dolls
Pioneer children
Handmade cloth doll, face and hair drawn on head, but faint. Doll wears a two-piece brown dress. Bodice hem is edged in red; skirt has a ruffle around bottom. Back of skirt has a pleated bustle effect and is belted near the bottom. Two petticoats and pantalets under the skirt.
Emma Sisson Mahan carried this doll when her family crossed the plains from Ohio to California in 1861.
Unknown
Donated by: Sheila Brady, Gwyn Goodman, and Marilyn Steele
Accession No.: 2001-26.1
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1860s
Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
Physical Object (Doll)
English
2001-26.1
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Pansy Augusta Brewster, Baby Portrait
Brewster, Pansy Augusta
Full, seated portrait of a smiling Pansy Augusta Brewster in an upholstered chair, clutching a doll to her side. She is looking off the left of the viewer, and her body is turned left.
Brewster, John Calvin
Dana Teague Collection, 1987
Museum of Ventura County
1882 May
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Portrait, Full
11.5 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
13502
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Muzette Permelia Carre
Carre, Muzette Permelia, 1894-
Studio portrait of Muzette Permelia Carre, a two year old girl, standing behind a prop railing or fence, leaning forward, her hands clutching a doll that is laying on the railing. Muzette smiles toward the viewer, gazing to the viewer's right. Muzette wears a light colored dress and has light-colored, loose hair in curls. Muzette was born April 13, 1894, photo taken May 9, 1896.
Brewster, John Calvin
Museum of Ventura County
1896-05-09
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Portrait, Full
10.8 x 16.6 cm
Sepia photograph
English
Image
680
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Katherine Hoffman Haley
Hoffman, Katherine Louise, 1919-1999
Children--California--Portraits
Full seated portrait of Katherine Hoffman Haley as a young girl. She has shoulder length blonde hair with bangs. She is wearing a white dress and holding what appears to be a yardstick. A doll can be partially seen next to her. She is looking directly at the viewer.
Unknown
1985
Museum of Ventura County
circa 1922
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30614
Portrait, Full
12.5 x 18 cm
Black and white photograph
English
Image
11874
California
Ventura County (Calif.)