American Wooden Doll with Carved Hair by Schoenhut in Rare Size

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21" (53 cm.) Carved wooden socket head, well-defined carved hair in centerpart with comb-marked details of loose braids drawn behind the head and captured over a carved pink bow, carved intaglio blue eyes with white eye dots, heavily lidded eyes with black upper eyeliner, feathered brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with very full lips, all wooden spring-jointed body, antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Schoenhut Doll pat. Jan.11-USA & Foreign Countries. Comments: Schoenhut, circa 1915, model 102. Value Points: very fine definition of carved hair, well-preserved original finish on face, hair and body, and in rare 21" size which was made for four years only or by special order.