German Cloth Doll with Unusual Facial Construction and Original Costume

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13" (33 cm.) Firmly-stuffed oval-shaped head of horizontally-ribbed silk-like twill fabric, pressed definition of nose and full cheeks, embroidered blue eyes and upper eyeliner in unusual shape, embroidered pink lips, blonde flax hair, firmly-stuffed muslin body with stitch-jointing of shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, 1920s. Value Points: unusual fabric and construction of head and embroidery of features, the doll is wearing original black felt and sateen column with embroidery details, cotton print tie.