Physical Object / Doll of Emma Sisson Mahan

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Title: Doll of Emma Sisson Mahan
Creator: Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1860s
Publication Information: Museum of Ventura County
Contributing Institution: Museum of Ventura County
Collection: Object Collection
Rights Information: Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
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.
Type: physical object
Format: Physical Object (Doll)
Identifier: 2001-26.1
Language: English
Subject: Cloth dolls
Pioneer children
Place: California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Source: Donated by: Sheila Brady, Gwyn Goodman, and Marilyn Steele Accession No.: 2001-26.1

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