#157

American Black Cotton Sateen Folk Doll with Embroidered Features
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$350
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Black cotton sateen doll with elongated slender face,stitched wool fleece hair,embroidered white eyes with defined pupils,white eyeliner and stitched nose,white outlined lips,rag- filled body with stitch jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: American folk art,late 19th century. Value Points: charming detail of facial embroidery,the doll wears antique costume and bonnet.