American Wooden Doll by Joel Ellis with Black Hair and Rare Curled Fingers

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12 1/2" (32 cm.) Pressed/carved facial features,gesso-over-wood painted black hair,painted brown eyes,all-dowel-jointed wooden body,pewter hands and feet,fingers curled for grasping an object,antique dress included. Structurally excellent,finish very worn. Joel Ellis,1873.