Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Bed, Doll |
Object ID # |
1975.140.7 |
Creator |
Alderfer, Sarah Harley, 1836-1927 |
Place of Origin |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1905 |
Year Range to |
1915 |
Material |
Cotton |
Dimensions |
W-5.5 L-12.5 inches |
Description |
A hand-stitched doll mattress or bolster made out of a white cotton and filled with possible wheat/seeds/straw. |
Provenance |
Made by Sarah M. (Harley) Alderfer (1836-1927), wife of Benjamin Z. Alderfer (1831-1899), of Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County. The bedding was made for her granddaughter, Emma Luella A. Ziegler (1902-1984), a daughter of John H. (1857-1928) and Lydia H. (Alderfer) Ziegler (1861-1942) of Lower Salford. Luella later married Elmer K. Carl (1892-?). |
Source |
Mennonite Heritage Center purchase |
People |
Alderfer, Sarah M. Harley, 1836-1927 Carl, Luella Ziegler, 1902-1984 Ziegler, John H., 1857-1928 Ziegler, Lydia H. Alderfer, 1861-1942 |
Collection |
Dolls & Clothing |