#298

Two American Worsted Knit Black Folk Dolls
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$150
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Description
15" (38 cm.) and 19". Each is of black knit or brown loosely-woven stockinette,and with embroidered features (the boy with painted button eyes),and with black yarn hair. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: American,circa 1900. Value Points: very imaginative details of creations,including cotton ball stitched teeth and eye white on girl,and use of various found fabrics for costume design.