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Description
29" (74 cm.) All-cloth doll with stitched-on shoulder plate head
over muslin form,flat-dimensional face with oil-painted complexion
and facial features,oil-painted brown curls,outlined brown shaded
eyes,short-stroke brows,outlined nose,painted mouth with upturned
lip corners,blushed cheeks,muslin stitch-shaped body with oil-
painted lower arms and legs,nice antique
costume,undergarments,antique photograph brooch,shoes. Condition:
generally excellent,original finish with few typical rubs.
Comments: Emma Adams of Oswego,New York,the doll known as the
Columbian Doll for its award at the 1893 Columbian International
Exposition. Value Points: original finish with fine artistry of
painting on the rare large size important American doll; included
is her own small Babyland Rag doll with hand-painted features and
original body.