#256

American Cloth Brown-Eyed Alabama Baby by Ella Smith in "Pet" Rocking Chair
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Description
19" (48 cm.) All-cloth doll with oil painted complexion, facial features and brown hair with blonde shading, painted brown eyes, thickly fringed lashes, and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, stitched-on ears, stitch-jointed cloth body with oil-painted blue boots to above the knees, antique calico dress. Condition: very good, original painting, repaired separation on right cheek. Comments: Alabama Baby, made by Ella Smith, circa 1915. Value Points: well-rendered original painting of the American studio doll, rare brown eyes and blue boots, posed seated in early wooden chair with dot lettered "Pet" on back board.