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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head with strongly-modeled features, firm chin, furrowed details at the forehead and nose bridge, small brown glass inset eyes, painted lashes, brown brushstroked brows, closed mouth, upper lip covered by very full sculpted brown moustache, sculpted and painted brown hair with original cut pate at crown designed for additional mohair wig, Sonneberg composition and wooden jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 24 R. Comments: Recknagel, circa 1910, the doll perfectly portrays the American hero and president, Teddy Roosevelt, wearing his legendary Rough Riders costume, including cap and spectacles. Value Points: very rare doll with realistically sculpted facial portrait features of Roosevelt, and with original costume.