Early 20thc American Cloth Church/Folk Doll Family of Five
$125
Offered by Forget Me Not Antiques
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This folksy family of five homemade cloth dolls was in a box under a table at a Vermont flea market
The dolls are the “hold and fiddle” church doll type and scale but their age is uncertain. They could have lived in a dollhouse or a trunk. Mother and father are just under 5” tall. Brother and sister are 4” tall. Baby in her diaper is 2” tall with arms extended 1 ½”. The dolls look to be made of muslin or twill, folded and pinned at the top of their heads. Remnants of their string hair are visible They are hard stuffed, stitch jointed at their hips and shoulders with stubby mitten type hands. They have primitive hand painted faces and shoe. The dolls’ clothes are machine seamed but have no fastenings except for the baby’s diaper pin. The girl’s dresses look almost like paper doll clothing.
The five dolls are primitive pieces with tears in their clothing, stains and fading to their faces. Their years of use and wear a contribute to their charm. I imagine them as doll’s dolls in the arms, perhaps, of an “American Girl” or “Stella” who would be perfect scale doll mamas. Please examine the photos and feel free to contact me if you have any questions
While you are here, do enjoy the other dolls I have available at this time. Thank you for visiting my shop today.
The dolls are the “hold and fiddle” church doll type and scale but their age is uncertain. They could have lived in a dollhouse or a trunk. Mother and father are just under 5” tall. Brother and sister are 4” tall. Baby in her diaper is 2” tall with arms extended 1 ½”. The dolls look to be made of muslin or twill, folded and pinned at the top of their heads. Remnants of their string hair are visible They are hard stuffed, stitch jointed at their hips and shoulders with stubby mitten type hands. They have primitive hand painted faces and shoe. The dolls’ clothes are machine seamed but have no fastenings except for the baby’s diaper pin. The girl’s dresses look almost like paper doll clothing.
The five dolls are primitive pieces with tears in their clothing, stains and fading to their faces. Their years of use and wear a contribute to their charm. I imagine them as doll’s dolls in the arms, perhaps, of an “American Girl” or “Stella” who would be perfect scale doll mamas. Please examine the photos and feel free to contact me if you have any questions
While you are here, do enjoy the other dolls I have available at this time. Thank you for visiting my shop today.
Item id: RL3157
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