#24

American Cloth Doll with Ringlet Curls by Izannah Walker
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$10,500
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Description
19" (48 cm.) All cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features and hair,stitch-shaped ears,shaded brown hair with detailed ringlet curls in front of each ear,painted brown eyes with fringed lashes,feathered brows,closed mouth in prim expression,stitch-jointed body,oil-painted shoes with defined laces,separate thumbs,antique costume and undergarments. Condition: good,original finish,with some fading,rubs,and body repair. Comments: Izannah Walker,circa 1865. Value Points: very important American doll with beautiful patina on artistically painted features,rare hair style.