Colonial Doll

Name/Title

Colonial Doll

Description

Standing male child doll. Doll is standing on black painted wooden pedestal wearing colonial garb. He is wearing a brown leather jacket with white cloth collar with black "X" design on it. Also wearing black 3/4 length pants and white leather cap with fur trim. Brown hair and black leather shoes. White shirt. Doll is meant to represent the character of "Andrew" from the "Away Goes Sally" book series by Elizabeth Coatsworth.

Made/Created

Artist

B. Brooks

Date made

1935 - 1960

Time Period

Mid 20th Century

Place

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Bottom of wooden pedestal

Transcription

"Andrew original B. Brooks Ped-A-Doll Reg. Col. Pat. D 186182"

Dimensions

Height

14 cm

Material

Wood, Cloth

Color

Brown, White, Black

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Elizabeth Coatsworth

Related Places

Place

City

Nobleboro

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Research Notes

Notes

Doll is meant to represent the character of "Andrew" from the "Away Goes Sally" book series by Elizabeth Coatsworth of Nobleboro, ME. The series was originally published in 1934 and follows and 18th century family moving from Massachusetts to Maine.