#201

German Cloth Character Doll by Kathe Kruse with Original Costume and Paper Label
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Description
18" (46 cm.) All-cloth doll with swivel head, firmly-pressed and oil-painted facial features, shaded brown eyes, thick black and brown upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, rounded nose with accent dots, plump cheeks, full chin, light brown hair with bangs and braids, stitch-jointed arms, disc-jointed legs. Condition: generally excellent, some light spotting on original costume. Marks: Kathe Kruse (left foot). Kathe Kruse (original paper label along with original ink script notation "na noll-Brigitte OXII I H"). Comments: Kathe Kruse, circa 1935. Value Points: well-preserved model with the company's Jubilee years is wearing original dress with matching cap, socks, shoes.