American Cloth Brown-Eyed Play Doll by Martha Chase

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16" (41 cm.) All-cloth doll with firmly-pressed and oil painted facial features and impasto brown hair, painted brown eyes in half-moon shape, red upper eyeliner, thick curly lashes, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, stitched-on ears, sateen torso cover, oil-painted lower arms and legs, stitch-jointing at shoulders, hips and knees, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Martha Chase, circa 1900. Value Points: fine original finish with rare brown eyes accentuated with lush lashes.