American Cloth Folk Doll with Hand-Painted Features in the Babyland Rag Manner

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27" (69 cm.) All-cloth doll with hand-stitched facial mask,hand-painted features include outlined pale blue eyes with arched brows,outlined small ears,closed mouth with shaded lips,lambswool over kid pate,twill-stuffed body with stitch jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,stitched fingers with separate thumbs. Condition: generally excellent,some sparseness to lambswool. Comments: American,circa 1890,in the Babyland Rag manner. Value Points: delicately drawn features contrast the strong presence of the doll,with fine antique costume and bonnet.