Large American Cloth Folk Doll with Oil-Painted Face and Hair

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27" (69 cm.) All-cloth doll with flat-dimensional face, oil-painted brown shaded short hair, oil-painted complexion and facial features, shaded blue eyes, black and red upper eyeliner, single stroke brows with outlined nose, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, muslin body with stitch-jointing at shoulders and hips, oil-painted hands, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: American, circa 1885. Value Points: beautifully-painted features and complexion on the grand-size folk art doll, from original family owners.