Doll

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2006.12.1a

Description

Stuffed doll of an indigenous American woman. The doll is made from two pieces of cotton printed with the image of the front and back of the doll. She is a dark-skinned woman with black hair in two braids. She is wearing a blue cloak with red-and-white trim. The reverse is printed to show a baby in a carrier wearing a war headband. The bottom center of the reverse is printed with the label, "MOLLY".

Context

Molly, and her husband Joe, were St. Francis Abenaki people whose figures became central to Vermont culture after Joe's actions during the Revolutionary War were publicized and, later, romanticized. The pattern for these dolls was widely printed and sold throughout Vermont as tourist souvenirs. These particular dolls were constructed by Katherine Dopp from a kit she purchased at a gift store at Joe's Pond in the 1950s.

Acquisition

Accession

2006.12

Source or Donor

Dopp, Sarah L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Dopp, Katharine Eckley (1907-1999)

Date made

circa 1950 - circa 1960

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Indian Joe (1739-1819)