Wonderful Old Stocking Doll with Button Eyes, Darned Nose, and Bandage-Like Cap hand painted sign it was shown to be

it was shown to be made of wood only found in America

Pages 11 and 12

Perfectly aged condition

these boxes feature in museum collections around the world

24" x 6" x 7/16"

Wonderful Old Stocking Doll with Button Eyes, Darned Nose, and Bandage-Like Cap hand painted sign it was shown to beTotal love at first sight with this doll, which has only grown deeper since. What a face, animated with so many good details, including a darned patch at the nose and this scrap of woven red textile for the mouth, stitched on as if in a rush with a few wild blue stitches. Much more carefully done is a linen head covering that makes me think of a bandage, with beautiful hand stitched seams around the edges and down the back. To my eye so full of life