American Cloth Miniature Portrait of Actress Maude Adams

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8" (20 cm.) All cloth doll with slightly-dimensional nose,painted facial features,blonde wispy hair,posed with arms folded and ankles crossed,and wearing her costume from the 1878 one-act Broadway play,"Barney"s Courtship." Condition: generally excellent,some fading of facial complexion. Marks: made by Mary Greene. Comments: from a series of theatrical dolls created by Mary Greene,circa 1940,portrayed is the beloved actress Maude Adams (1872-1953),the doll costumed and posed exactly as the promotional photograph for the presentation. Value Points: one-of-a-kind doll with artistic presentation and charm.