#480

American Cloth "Alabama Baby" by Ella Smith with Brown Painted Eyes
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$900
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$1,100 / $1,300
Description
22" (56 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and oil painted features, brown shaded hair in soft short curls stitched-on ears, painted brown eyes with thickly painted black lashes and eyeliner, feathered brows, closed mouth with outlined lips, stitch-jointed body with oil-painted arms and legs, painted thigh-high blue stockings with black detailing, antique cotton dress and undergarments. Condition: very good, paint rubs on cheeks and nose, some body darkening. Comments: Ella Smith's Alabama Baby, circa 1910. Value Points: original finish that includes rich eye decoration and shaded detail of painted hair.