#11

American Cloth Boy with Painted Features by Babyland Rag
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$900
sold
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Description
14" (36 cm.) All-cloth doll with flat-dimensional sewn-on face,painted facial features,shaded blue eyes,blushed cheeks,closed mouth,blonde mohair crown ruff of curls,stitch-jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Babyland Rag,circa 1910,from the early hand-painted series. Value Points: artistic facial painting includes grey shadow detail around the eyes,nose and at lip corners,wonderful antique costume including leather boxing glove and punching bag.