American Brown-Eyed Cloth Character Boy by Martha Chase

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16" (41 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features,complexion and hair,impasto-painted light brown hair,shaded brown eyes with white eye dots,long curly upper lashes,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth,blushed cheeks,stitched ears,cloth sateen body cover,stitch-jointed arms and legs,separate thumbs and defined fingers,antique costume including an undergarment that may be original,black woolen suit,antique photograph pin,shoes and wonderful stockings. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (Chase logo on leg). Comments: Martha Chase,circa 1900. Value Points: beautifully preserved and painted original finish,rare brown eyes.