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Description
20" (51 cm.) Having one-piece wooden head and
torso with well-sculpted facial features and
elongated throat,sculpted ears,defined eye sockets
and pointy-tip nose,large brown pained
upper-glancing eyes,brown upper eyeliner,fringed
upper lashes,high arched brows with dot
highlights,blushed cheeks spots,closed mouth with
defined carving between the lips,original brunette
wig,cloth upper arms,wooden lower arms with
separately-carved fingers,wooden legs with
dowel-jointing at hips and knees. Condition:
generally excellent,facial complexion and features
are entirely original,possible old touch-up to
hands and lower legs. Comments: English,circa
1690,the doll is in the stylistic tradition of
Lord and Lady Clapham dolls at the Victoria and
Albert Museum; during the late 1600s a series of
dolls with remarkably similar expressions and
construction details were created,likely by the
same English craftsman on commission for British
aristocracy,and both this doll and the Clapham
dolls appear to be from that series. Value Points:
extremely rare early doll with wonderful detail of
facial carving lending a gentle yet highly
personalized expression,original finish is
beautifully-preserved,and the doll has a superb
costume,likely original,whose details include
embroidered silk skirt and bodice,muslin woven
collar and sleevelets,cap,and an outstanding
transfer-patterned underskirt. The doll has a blue
ribbon award from 2008 UFDC convention