Very Rare Large American Cloth Doll

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31"(79 cm.) All cloth doll with felt mask elongated face and throat,pressed and painted facial features,blue eyes glancing downward to the right,thick black eyeliner,feathered brows,very long real lashes,accented dark nostrils,closed mouth,reddish-brown mohair wig,very elongated salon- style cloth body with stitch-jointing. Condition: generally excellent. rub on nose and right cheek. Marks: "Babbie,adapted from ?Little Minister',Madame Alexander"(cloth tag on costume. Comments: Madame Alexander,circa 1934,inspired by the 1934 film,"The Little Minister"starring Katherine Hepburn as Babbie. Value Points: the very rare doll bears a strong caricature-like resemblance to the actress and is wearing her original cotton print blouse with tiered ruffled collar (with tag),red cotton skirt,black velvet weskit,petticoat and black velvet shoes,