Doll of Emma Sisson Mahan
Image
Title
Doll of Emma Sisson Mahan
Identifier
2001-26.1
Source
Donated by: Sheila Brady, Gwyn Goodman, and Marilyn Steele
Accession No.: 2001-26.1
Accession No.: 2001-26.1
Description
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.
Emma Sisson Mahan carried this doll when her family crossed the plains from Ohio to California in 1861.
Creator
Unknown
Date
circa 1860s
Format
Physical Object (Doll)
Subject
Cloth dolls
Pioneer children
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Doll of Emma Sisson Mahan,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed April 26, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/4672.