#35

American Brown-Eyed Cloth Alabama Baby by Ella Smith
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$2,700
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Description
22" (56 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and oil painted features,brown shaded hair in soft short curls onto the forehead,stitched on ears,large painted brown eyes with thickly painted black lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with shaded lips,stitch-jointed body with oil-painted arms and legs,painted thigh-high blue stockings with black detailing,antique cotton dress and undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Mrs. S.S. Smith,Manufacturer Roanoke,Ala. No 2.Patented September 26,1905 (body stamp). Comments: Ella Smiths Alabama Baby,circa 1910. Value Points: wonderful facial painting with original finish that includes rich eye decoration and fine rosy cheeks.