17" (43 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted complexion, hair and facial features, brown center-parted hair with two ringlet curls in front of each sculpted ear, ringlet curls around the back nape with shading coloring, brown downcast eyes, eyeliner, painted brows, closed mouth with center accent line, blushed cheeks, stitch-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, stitched-on black shoes, antique cotton transfer-print cotton dress, undergarments. Condition: good with original finish, typical craquelure, nose rub. Comments: Izannah Walker, circa 1875. Value Points: a classic and pivotal American doll whose poignant expression is evocative of folk art paintings of the era, the ringlet-curled model is especially rare.