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Description
21" (53 cm.) Each is all-cloth with stiffened,pressed and oil-painted facial features and
hair,depicting a young girl,having cotton sateen stitch-jointed body,oil-painted hands with
stitched fingers,wearing early cotton dresses. Condition: good,finish is well worn. Comments:
Izannah Walker of Rhode Island,mid-19th century,although the dolls were patented by the artist
in 1873,it is likely that they were made for some years prior to that. Included is a model with
ringlet curls,especially detailed stitch-sculpting of ears,brown downcast eyes,and a model with
short brown feathered curls and large brown eyes. Value Points: the rare and sought-after
American doll is particularly charming as this pair with variant hair styles,posed on wooden
bench with antique quilt.