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Description
17" (43 cm.) All-cloth doll with stitched-on shoulder head, flat-dimensional face, center seam at back of head and below the chin, stitched-on stuck-out ears, oil-painted complexion, short brown curls, painted facial features, large blue eyes, outlined nose, small mouth with downcast lips, stitch-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hip and knees, separate thumbs, wearing (frail) original homespun dress, undergarments and handmade shoes. Condition: original as found, complexion darkened. Comments: the American cloth doll, known as "Miss Chitty", is attributed to Emma Louisa Chitty of Old Salem, North Carolina, circa 1875, who is credited for inspiring and aiding Maggie and Bessie Pfohl in the creation of their slightly later doll. Very few of the "Miss Chitty" dolls were ever made and are quite rare. Value Points: the folk charm is enhanced by rarity, the doll bears a blue-ribbon award from UFDC national convention in 2002, and a handwritten note, "Ione Fuller's doll, Red Bird - First word I learned to say".