Toy, Stuffed
Object number2016.2.13
Artist
Emma Anderson (Schulze)
Date1930-1939
MediumCotton fabric; batting; thread; yarn
Credit LineGift of Doris Morrison.
DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 15 × 7.25 × 3.5 in. (38.1 × 18.4 × 8.9 cm)Historical NotesSock doll made for the Brookline UP Church bazaar by Emma Anderson (Schulze). Collection of items from the Anderson Farm which was located in what is now the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The farm was started around 1890 by Mary and James Anderson, the donor’s paternal great grandparents. She believes it was the last working farm in city limits. The family sold the last of the land in 1930 to the Brookline Community Center. Mary and James’ son William had a son named William Jr. who is the donor’s father.
Related institution
Anderson Farm
On View
Not on view
c. 1980
Just Play, LLC
1940-1945
Pro Knitwear
