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Description
15" (38 cm.) All-cloth doll with stitched-on shoulder plate head over muslin form, gusseted seam line at the crown, flat-dimensional rounded face with oil-painted complexion, facial features, and short brown shaded curls, shaded brown eyes with short-stroke brows, outlined nose, painted bow-shaped mouth, muslin stitch-shaped body, nice antique costume, undergarments, shoes. Condition: generally excellent, fine original finish. Comments: Emma Adams of Oswego, New York, whose doll was named the Columbian Doll after being awarded a Gold Medal at the Chicago 1893 International Exposition; this was the first American doll to be awarded the Gold Medal at any international exposition, an honor previously bestowed mostly on French doll firms such as Jumeau. Value Points: beautiful painting of features with artistic detailing such as little crinkle to lip corners and shading of eyes.