14" (36 cm.) Wax over paper mache shoulder head, blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes, brows and lips of closed mouth, blonde mohair wig, muslin body, paper mache lower arms and legs, painted boots. Condition: fair, although preserved under a glass dome the wax has typical scratches and fading. Comments: circa 1865, the doll wears a unique Stars and Stripes costume of silk satin with applique paper stars, matching cap, and carries a very, very tattered American silk flag. Accompanying the doll is an issue of The Philadelphia Inquirer dated April 20, 1865, devoted to the assassination and funeral ceremonies of Abraham Lincoln. According to oral history,the doll was presented to Georgianna and Maurice Barrymore by Mary Todd Lincoln; it remained in the Barrymore family until its acquisition by Carole Jean Zvonar. Value Points: an intriguing doll with fascinating historical connections, original costume and early tattered flag, original 1865 newspaper, along with original glass dome and base