#186

American Black Sateen Folk Doll with Embroidered Face
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$400
sold
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Description
14" (36 cm.) All-cloth doll with semi-firm stuffing,stitched-on head,cut-out eye sockets with tiny bead eyes,embroidered definition of brows,nose and mouth,black wooly lambswool stitched-on hair,stitch-jointed arms and legs,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: American,circa 1900. Value Points: endearing sweet pose of the young child with simple yet well-defined facial features.