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Object Name |
Blanket, Doll |
Object ID # |
2022.4.8 |
Other Name |
Afghan |
Title |
Doll blanket used by Marie Ziegler |
Place of Origin |
Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1906 |
Year Range to |
1908 |
Material |
Cotton |
Dimensions |
W-20 L-20 inches |
Description |
Small, multi-colored crocheted blanket or afghan made to use with a doll bed (2022.4.1) |
Provenance |
Part of little Marie A. Ziegler's doll bed set, circa 1906-08. All the bedding was made by her grandmother Sarah Harley Alderfer (1836-1927), of Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, and a member of Indian Creek Church of the Brethren. Marie (1900-1995) was the daughter of J. Horace and Lydia H. Alderfer Ziegler of Lower Salford, and later married William W. Canning. Th doll bed set was later given to Marie's granddaughter Karin Koons Stocking (the donor). |
Source |
Gift of Karin Stocking |
People |
Alderfer, Sarah M. Harley, 1836-1927 Canning, Marie A. Ziegler, 1900-1995 |