#166

Pristine American Cloth Alabama Baby by Ella Smith with Rare Bare Feet
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$2,600
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Description
22" (56 cm.) All cloth doll with pressed and painted facial features and hair,brown painted hair with scalloped edge curls and shaded details,large painted blue eyes with black outline and thick long black lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth,stitched ears,stitch-jointed limbs,bare feet,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: No 2 patented (torso) Mrs. S. Smith Roanoke Ala. (leg).Comments: Ella Smith's Alabama Baby,circa 1915. Value Points: pristine condition with beautiful painting of hair,complexion and features on the rare bare foot version of the American doll.