Much Loved c. Late 19th Century Linen Rag Doll with Hand-painted Face and Tailored Wool Trousers stuffed mouse a little bit of wear

a little bit of wear along the right edge

Naive but also very delicately rendered

With "Louis Kirk

which now could be used to rake sand in a tabletop zen garden

with pencil sketching visible under the watercolor

Much Loved c. Late 19th Century Linen Rag Doll with Hand-painted Face and Tailored Wool Trousers stuffed mouse a little bit of wearI don't buy old folk dolls because I know a lot about dolls and what makes them valuable; like everything else I buy dolls because they look me in the eye and call loudly to me! As was and is very much the case here. Sewn of linen, with hand painted face (those glowing white eyes!) and what I believe is raw sheep's wool stuffing. Shirt or coat lost long ago but still wearing these great high waisted wool pants, as well as a cap made of brown velvet