#295

American Black Cloth Folk Doll with Embroidered Face
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$200
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Description
18" (46 cm.) Black cotton cloth doll with egg-shaped head, straw filling, disc-jointed large legs, jointed shoulders, black wool yarn hair, embroidered white eyeliner and red sunburst-shaped lashes, tiny red embroidered mouth with tiny teeth, little metal button eyes, separated fingers with red nails, antique yellow cotton dress and pinafore, undergarments, brown kidskin moccasins, woven bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: American, circa 1930. Value Points: delightful fanciful facial design accented by wonderful original costume.