#378

American Brown-Complexioned Composition "Mammy" by Tony Sarg for Borgfeldt
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$450
sold
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Description
19" (48 cm.) Composition head with brown complexion, very full cheeks with laughing dimpled expression, painted brown eyes with black outline, black brows, closed mouth, painted teeth, black fleecy hair under bandanna, firmly-stuffed muslin body, composition lower limbs, large hands, sculpted brown shoes. Condition: generally excellent except wear to bottom of apron. Marks: Tony Sarg's Mammy Doll, Sole Distributors Geo. Borgfeldt Corp, New York, N.Y. (paper label). Comments: circa 1930. Value Points: all original, the doll is wearing her factory original costume and carries little baby.