11-1/2 Inch Antique China Head Doll with Snood and Pink Head Band

11-1/2 Inch Antique China Head Doll with Snood and Pink Head Band

This 1860's china lady stands tall even though she is only 12 inches in height. She has an air of dignity not found on all china head dolls. She has a black snood covering her taffy colored hair and a pink band across the top decorated with gold luster and two pink plump tassels or bows on each side over her ears. There is a distinct dark outlining of the snood from below her ears around the back of her neck. She has wide sloping shoulders and a broad face giving her a mature look. Similar china head dolls were used to create the autoperipatetikos mechanical walking doll around 1862. This lady has a cloth body and lower china limbs with painted black boots. Her lower limbs are antique but her cloth body has been replaced or possibly recovered. One of her knees has a crack that has been there forever and a painted-over chip on her left toe. The antique silk dress has melted to the tan cotton lining but who can complain after so many years of wear? Her cotton lace trimmed slip and pantaloons are in tact and wonderful.

Item ID: H-00187

$750 USD

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