#485

Wonderful American Cloth Folk Doll with Rare Stitched Gloves
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$700
sold
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Description
30" (76 cm.) All-cloth doll with flat-dimensional center-seam face,stitch-defined chin,oil-painted complexion,facial features and short black curly hair,large eyes with shaded blue irises,white and grey eye shadow,defined nose,feathered brows,closed mouth with outlined lips,muslin stitch-jointed body with stitched-on kid hands designed to appear as though gloves,having defined elbow band and decorative black overcast stitching and applied black bands,antique cutwork dress,undergarments,leather shoes,striped knit stockings. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: American,late 19th century. Value Points: wonderful expression on the artfully-shaped head with original painting,rare gloved hands,fine antique costume.