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China head and shoulder plate attached to canvas covered hard stuffed body. Modelled vertical sausage curls painted black; blue eyes. Body probably handmade with stuffed and stitched fingers and stuffed feet. Wearing brown tone print dress with puff sleeves and three bands of lace trim on lower skirt. Cotton eyelet petticoat and pantaloons. Black lace slippers.
dolls
cotton (textile)
stitching
porcelain
stuffing (upholstering technique)
childhood
Doll
Porcelain
Cotton
Stuffed
Hand Stitched
Childhood
Doll
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
28.5 x 23 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.785
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