American Blue-Eyed Cloth Doll by Martha Chase in Rare Small Size

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12" (30 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features, complexion and hair, thick impasto-style painted short dark blonde curly hair, rosy cheeks, painted blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, stitch-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, sateen body cover, antique costume. Condition: very good, old repaint on limbs. Comments: Martha Chase, circa 1900. Value Points: rare smaller size with appealing beseeching expression.