Name/Title
Colonial DollDescription
Standing female adult doll. Doll is standing on black painted wooden pedestal and is dressed in colonial garb. Wearing gray dress with brown sleeve and hem trim. White lace V collar, gold brooch, and white mob cap with black ribbon. Crinoline petticoat and bloomers. Black hair. Black painted shoes. Doll is meant to represent the character of "Aunt Deborah" from the "Away Goes Sally" book series by Elizabeth Coatsworth.Made/Created
Date made
1935 - 1960Time Period
Mid 20th CenturyPlace
Country
United StatesContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
Bottom of wooden pedestalTranscription
"Aunt Deborah original B. Brooks Ped-A-Doll Reg. Col. Pat. D. 186182"Condition
Overall Condition
Very GoodNotes
Hat is slightly stained and discolored but otherwise in good conditionRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Elizabeth CoatsworthRelated Places
Place
City
NobleboroState/Province
MaineCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaResearch Notes
Notes
Doll is meant to represent the character of "Aunt Deborah" from the "Away Goes Sally" book series written by Elizabeth Coatsworth of Nobleboro, ME. The "Away Goes Sally" book series takes place in the 18th century and follows a family moving from Massachusetts to Maine.
