#91.1

Smaller Model of Dewey
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$800
sold
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Description
8" (20 cm). Bisque socket head portraying adult man with grey painted hair and thickly modeled moustache, grey glass inset eyes, painted lashes, five-piece paper mache body, painted boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 17D. Comments: Dressel, the doll portrays Admiral Dewey, circa 1895. Value Points: the distinctive portrait doll wears original blue woolen uniform with brass buttons and braid trim.