Toy
Date: 1830-1840
Location: New England, Rhode Island
Artist: Hannah Sisson
Materials: Paper
Measurements: L (overall): 18 1/4"; Cards are 2 1/4" x 2 1/2"
Jacob’s Ladder toy consisting of sixteen small engravings mounted on cardboard. Ribbon arrangement allows these to flip when held at an angle in the hand. Donation accompanied by a card reading, “A Jacob’s Ladder Made by Hannah Sisson sister of Asa Sisson. Given to Emily Sisson before she was ten years old.”
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