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Description
22" (56 cm.) All-cloth doll with oil-painted face and
forehead curls,flat-dimensional face with shaded
complexion,outlined blue eyes with defined pupils and
white eyedots,short-stroke brows,outlined nose,painted
mouth with shaded and outlined lips,brown scallop-edged
curly bangs,muslin stitch-shaped body with oil-painted
lower arms and legs,nice antique costume is likely
original. Condition: generally excellent,original finish
with few typical rubs. Marks: (faint traces of maker
stamp). Comments: Emma Adams of upstate New York,whose
doll was entered into competition at the important 1893
Columbian International Exposition where it was the first
American doll to be awarded the Gold Medal at any
international exposition,an honor previously bestowed
mostly on French doll firms such as Jumeau; hence,its name
of Columbian Doll. Value Points: a pivotal doll in
American doll history,that is happily enhanced by its
great appeal and fine artistry of painting.