American Hand-Painted Brown-Complexioned Doll by Babyland Rag

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14" (36 cm.) Cafe-au-lait-complexioned all muslin doll, flat-dimensional hand-painted facial features including half-moon-shaped brown eyes, white eyedots, defined brows, eyeliner and nose, red painted lips and blushed cheeks, stitched-on baby cap under ruffled sunbonnet, cotton gown. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Babyland Rag, late 19th century. Value Points: rare early model with excellent painting of facial features is beautifully-preserved.