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- Doughnut Made by Sarah Ann Faught in January 1890 - 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.
- January 01, 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Doughnut Made by Sarah Ann Faught in January 1890
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.
- Doughnut Cutter, 1870-1890, Used by Sarah Ann Faught - This doughnut cutter is an unusual, very personal memento of a deceased loved one. When Sarah Faught put down this doughnut cutter in January 1890, she would never again pick it up to make this special treat for her children. Sarah died a few days later after the birth of her 12th child. Her mourning family carefully preserved this cutter -- along with the remaining doughnuts -- transforming this simple, utilitarian object into a memorial, a symbol of a mother's love.
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Doughnut Cutter, 1870-1890, Used by Sarah Ann Faught
This doughnut cutter is an unusual, very personal memento of a deceased loved one. When Sarah Faught put down this doughnut cutter in January 1890, she would never again pick it up to make this special treat for her children. Sarah died a few days later after the birth of her 12th child. Her mourning family carefully preserved this cutter -- along with the remaining doughnuts -- transforming this simple, utilitarian object into a memorial, a symbol of a mother's love.