Aunt Jemima® Mills Company
OIL CLOTH AUNT JEMIMA DOLL Black Americana Circa 1940s
OIL CLOTH AUNT JEMIMA DOLL Black Americana Circa 1940s
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Wonderful piece of Black Americana, an Aunt Jemima® Oil Cloth Doll from the 1940s. The doll was offered by the Aunt Jemima® Mills Company as a product premium for about 30 years beginning in 1910. Customers could receive a doll printed on oil cloth and ready to stuff and stitch by collecting and sending in box tops from pancake mix.
The two-sided doll has been both hand and machine sew and is about 11" tall and in fair condition. She is beginning to unravel on the sides and has been repaired with a heavier twine thread.
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This item reflects imagery and themes that were produced during periods of racial inequality in the United States. Such objects often contain harmful stereotypes that are offensive today. They are presented here for historical documentation and educational purposes only, not as an endorsement of the views they depict.
Museums and scholars emphasize the importance of preserving and contextualizing this material to better understand the history of racism and its impact. This approach is informed by institutions such as the Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University, which uses artifacts of intolerance to teach tolerance and promote social justice.
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