#66

American Cloth Child Doll by Martha Chase with Original Paper Label
Live Auction

$450
sold
Hero Image
Click image to enlarge
Description
17" (43 cm.) All cloth doll with firmly-pressed facial features, impasto painted short blonde curly hair with tendrils onto the forehead, oil-painted rosy complexion and facial features, shaded blue/grey eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, very long curly upper lashes, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth with full lips, cotton sateen body cover, oil-painted arms and legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Chase Stockinet (stamp on leg) The Chase Stockinet Doll, Made of Stockinet and Cloth, Stuffed with Cotton, Made by Hand, Painted by Hand, Made by Especially Trained Workers (paper label on back torso). Comments: Martha Chase, circa 1910. Value Points: pristine original condition of the beloved American doll.