#5

German Cloth Character,Type I,by Kathe Kruse in Flowered Dress
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$4,750
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Description
17" (43 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features and hair,dark brown hair waved across the forehead,shaded brown eyes with painted spiral accents,black and brown upper eyeliner,tinted brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth in pouting expression,stitch-jointed arms,disc-jointed hips,separately-sewn thumbs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Kathe Kruse (?)377 (left foot) Germany (right foot). Comments: Kathe Kruse,circa 1915. Value Points: most endearing expression with deeply-defined features and fine original painting of face and hair,early costume of flowered dress,undergarments,socks,knit shoes,woven cap.