#449

Petite American Cloth Folk Doll
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Description
13" (33 cm.) All-cloth doll with rounded face and defined throat,inset side panels giving shape to the head,brown painted hair,oil-painted complexion and features on the flat-dimensional face,brown outlining of blue eyes,brush stroked brows,pronounced lips,stitch jointing of arms and legs,painted boots,and wearing antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: American,circa 1890. Value Points: rare little size with endearing naive painting of face and hair.