#149

American Cloth Folk Doll with Oil-Painted Features
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$300
sold
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Description
19" (48 cm.) All-cloth doll depicting a young child with toddler-proportioned body,thedoll is formed of one-piecefront and one-pieceback without jointing of thelimbs (in themanner of lithographed fabric dolls),having stiffened oil-painted faceand bobbed hair,blueshaded upper-glancing eyes,defined lashes,brows,nostrils,and accented lips,painted stockings,wearing antiqueblueand whitestriped dress,undergarments,apron with pockets,leather shoes. Condition: very good,unrestored. Comments: American,late19th century. ValuePoints: unusual styleof cloth doll with artful painting of features.