SALE Antique Russian Cloth Doll Village Boy

Antiques : Dolls : Cloth : Russian

 

This 16” doll is part of the series of folk art dolls in authentic ethnic costumes that were made in the Toy-making center of Russia – Sergiev Posad , beginning in prerevolutionary (before 1917) times. The doll has a mask face with painted features, floss hair and a tightly stuffed cloth body. He wears a linen tunic with its edges stamped to replicate embroidery and a felt jacket with striped linen pants. His shoes are the traditional woven sabats . He has a felt cap. His costume front has a cloth label sewn on the pants stamped “Made in Rossia”, the transliteration of Cyrllic for Russia. The use of Russia instead of Soviet Union indicates that this doll was made before 1917. Some dolls of this character are also marked “Village Boy”. He is a popular character that was made through the period into the 1930s. The early doll is the most desirable for cloth and Russian collections.

Item ID: JF-0207-A9