#57

American Cloth Doll by Martha Chase in Pristine Condition
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$900
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Description

20" (51 cm.) All cloth stockinette doll with pressed and oil painted facial features and complexion, impasto painted blonde hair in wispy baby fashion, large blue eyes, red and black upper eye liner, long painted lashes, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, blushed cheeks and ears, cotton sateen body stockings, stitch-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, separate thumb, costume included, Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (Chase Dutch girl logo). Comments: Martha Chase, circa 1910. Value Points: superb original painting is perfectly preserved on the signed model.