#146

Wonderful American Cloth Folk Doll with Oil-Painted Features and Hair
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$1,200
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Description
15" (38 cm.) All-cloth doll with center seam at front and back of head,defined chin,oil-painted complexion,hair and facial features,dark blueeyes with doublewhiteaccent dots,outlined eyes with painted lashes,shaded brows,outlined noseand defined nostrils,closed mouth,blushed cheeks,shaded brown hair in short tendril curls,shapely muslin body,stitch-jointed arms and legs,original red cotton dress,undergarments,red knit stockings,black shoes. Condition: very good/excellent. Comments: American folk art doll in themanner of Emma Adams Columbian Doll,maker unknown,circa 1890. ValuePoints: wonderful folk doll in appealing sizewith very artistic painting of features and hair,especially sturdy and clean body.