#339

American Cloth Doll with Oil-Painted Features
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$800
sold
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Description
32" (81 cm). All-cloth doll with flat-dimensional face, oil-painted features with brown outlined eyes, painted white eyedots, brown eyeliner and single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with shaded lips, brown shaded hair around the forehead, stitch-jointed muslin body, antique white school dress, bonnet, undergarments. Condition: generally excellent, some typical paint rubs on hair. Comments: American, circa 1890, the model is similar to the Columbian doll, pencil lettered 'Daisy' on back torso. Value Points: most appealing larger size and fine quality of painting.