Discovery
10-10-201210-11-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
2616MMarlborough
October 10, 2012 02:00 PM
Sell one like this
$923$750
Auction: Discovery - 2616MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 10, 2012 2:00PM
Description:
Moravian Cloth Doll, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Ladies Sewing Society of Central Moravian Church, flat face doll with painted features, brown hair framing lace-trimmed pink bonnet with crocheted outer bonnet, stitch-jointed limbs, mitten hands, stitched fingers, pink checked cotton dress, white apron, black stockings, pink-trimmed white shoes, ht. 17 1/2 in.
Provenance: From the collection of Ruth C. Burger.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Stain on face and tiny pin holes, clothing all original with some foxing and fading to fabrics, break in crocheted bonnet.