$10,000
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Description
16" (41 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and
oil-painted facial features,complexion and
hair,having scalloped curls around the forehead
with delicate tendrils of curls at the
nape,downward-cast brown eyes,painted eyeliner and
brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with center
accent line,blushed cheeks,stitch-jointing at
shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,black stitched-on
shoes,wearing white dimity gown,cotton print
pinafore,knit bonnet,undergarments. Condition:
very good,original finish with typical craquelure.
Comments: Izannah Walker,circa 1875. Value Points:
rare American doll with compelling presence,along
with early wooden stenciled chair.