Lot # 23
American Cloth Doll by Izannah Walker with Scalloped Curls 8000/12,000
16" (41 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted facial features, complexion and hair, having scalloped curls around the forehead with delicate tendrils of curls at the nape, downward-cast brown eyes, painted eyeliner and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, blushed cheeks, stitch-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, black stitched-on shoes, wearing white dimity gown, cotton print pinafore, knit bonnet, undergarments. Condition: very good, original finish with typical craquelure. Comments: Izannah Walker, circa 1875. Value Points: rare American doll with compelling presence, along with early wooden stenciled chair.
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