#455

American Black Cloth Folk Doll with Embroidered Features
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Description
27" (69 cm.) Black cotton doll with heart-shaped face and defined throat,flat-dimensional face with embroidered details,triangular-shaped outlined eyes with brown irises,brown embroidered brows and nose,very full embroidered lips with double row of embroidered teeth,black wool yarn hair,naively shaped body with short arms,and long slender legs,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: American,circa 1910. Value Points: highly characterized folk doll with excellent detail of embroidery,fine original condition.