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Description
17" (43 cm.) A pair of matching dolls are of lithographed
muslin,that is cut,stitched and stuffed,depicting little black
girls with artfully-printed features and having enhanced color
detail of lips,each with printed lithographed undergarments.
Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Feb. 13,1900 Art Fabric
Mills (printed on foot). Comments: Art Fabric Mills,the doll was
presented in the company catalog as Topsy,circa 1900. Value
Points: wonderful pair,one with attached wool yarn looped hair,and
having antique woolen costume,shoes; and the two dolls presented
in a wooden toy wagon labeled "Pony Express".