#373

American Wooden Art Character, Model 205, by Schoenhut with Original Costume
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Description
19" (48 cm.) All-wooden doll with carved socket head, carved hair with deeply impressed ridges brushed across the forehead and over ears, painted brown intaglio eyes, white eye dots, black and incised upper eyeliners, accented nostrils, closed mouth in solemn expression, impressed philtrum, wooden body with spring jointing. Condition: generally excellent, nose rub, some paint rubs on hair. Marks: Schoenhut Doll Pat. Jan. 17, '11 USA & Foreign Countries. Comments: Schoenhut, model 205, the 19" size of this model was made for four years only, 1912-1916. Value Points: seldom-found character with expressive detail of carving, wearing factory-original blue overalls and cotton shirt.