#116

German Cloth Character Doll by Kathe Kruse Known as 'Froghand'
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Description
17" (43 cm.). All cloth doll with stiffened oil painted face and hair, brown short hair with stippled curls across the forehead, painted facial features, small shaded blue eyes, upper glancing pupils, white eyedots, black and brown upper eyeliner, flat nose, closed mouth with pursed lips, stitch-jointed shoulders, frog-shaped hands, disc-jointed wide hips. Condition: very good, paint wear at back of head, stitch-repair to fingers, well costumed. Marks: Kathe Kruse (purple ink on foot) F412 (pencil script on foot). Comments: Kathe Kruse, circa 1911. Value Points: rare early model with appealing expression, signature on foot.