Doll

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2011.66.2a-c

Description

Wooden obscene doll wearing a cotton sack with an elastic neckline. The doll is constructed like a sliding lid box, with 2 carved legs protruding from the insert. When pulled, the legs extend from the bottom of the of the doll, causing a carved penis attached to an interior string to pop outward and upward. The tip of the penis is painted red.

Context

Made by Elroy Going Heselton in Killington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2011.66

Source or Donor

Nichols, Joann Heselton (1930-2011)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Credit Line

Bequest of Joann H. Nichols

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Heselton, Elroy Going (1849-1927)

Date made

1875 - 1900

Place

Town

Killington

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Cotton, Elastic