Ragdoll of Ida Clinton, before 1910

Name/Title

Ragdoll of Ida Clinton, before 1910

Entry/Object ID

1994.42.8

Description

Acc. No. 94.42.8 Subject Category: Toys Date or Period: Unknown Object: Doll Description: Black ragdoll with embroidered features and yarn hair. Clothing consisting of over blouse and skirt in orange and green floral patterned fabric. Size: L-18" History of Object: Ragdoll that belonged to Ida Clinton, early African-American resident of Alameda, as an adult. Acquired from: Albert Stefani, Date: 11-19-1994

Interpretative Labels

Label

7/12/2020 MvL: current label in display cabinet: EARLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN RESIDENTS OF ALAMEDA Photographs and other objects from the Clinton family that settled here in 1889. In 1912 they purchased their own residence on Morton St.