Evocative Old Hand-sewn Doll Body with Wooden Arms and Many Mends vintage wooden figurine wooden stem and ear piece

wooden stem and ear piece

5 1/2" x 3 1/2" and in good antique condition

Always on the prowl for beautiful wooden boxes

Nicole old write paint

Schmidt's name indicates he or she did this drawing for a class

Evocative Old Hand-sewn Doll Body with Wooden Arms and Many Mends vintage wooden figurine wooden stem and ear pieceI just couldn't resist this one, who lost her head (I believe likely a Minerva type German tin one) along the way but which I find all the better without one. I just love the patchwork of grain sack bust giving way to carved wooden arms, pink abdomen, plaid underwear of sorts, and blue purple stocking legs, embroidered with what look like mushrooms or umbrellas or arrows down the side. Plus all sorts of mends and reinforcements. Quite a thing! Early