Handmade African American sock doll

Object/Artifact

Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Handmade African American sock doll

Entry/Object ID

598

Description

Handmade female African American sock doll (black doll) with floral design cotton frock (two shades of green, white, red, pink); embroidered facial features; hair in pigtails tied with gold ribbon; perhaps dating from the 1940s.

Acquisition

Accession

335

Source or Donor

Collins, Susan M.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1940 circa

Material

Cloth, Cotton, Thread