Doughnut Made by Sarah Ann Faught in January 1890
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A few days before her 12th child was born in January 1890, 43-year-old farmwife Sarah Faught made a batch of doughnuts for her family. Sarah died five days after childbirth. Her mourning family saved some of Sarah's doughnuts in her memory. Sarah's descendants passed this one--a very personal symbol of a mother's love and of her loss--from generation to generation for 122 years, along with its story.
A few days before her 12th child was born in January 1890, 43-year-old farmwife Sarah Faught made a batch of doughnuts for her family. Sarah died five days after childbirth. Her mourning family saved some of Sarah's doughnuts in her memory. Sarah's descendants passed this one--a very personal symbol of a mother's love and of her loss--from generation to generation for 122 years, along with its story.
Artifact
Doughnut
Date Made
January 1890
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2012.108.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the family of John M. Hughes.
Material
Organic material
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.5 in
Thickness: 1.25 in
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