$2,700
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Description
23" (58 cm.) All cloth doll with flat-dimensional face,oil painted facial features,complexion and
hair,delicate dark blonde short curly hair,shaded large blue outlined eyes,one stroke
brows,outlined nose,nicely shaped outlined lips,blushed cheeks,stitch-jointed body,wearing
antique baby dress,undergarments,black leather shoes. Condition: very good,original painted
finish with some fading to nice patina. Marks: Columbian Doll Emma E,. Adams Oswego Center
New York (body stamp). Comments: Emma Adams,1893,the doll was Gold Medal winner at the
1893 Chicago World Exposition and became known as the "Columbian Doll". Value Points: very
fine artistic painting of facial features on the rare to find doll.