Lovely large 15" antique Russian stockinette cloth doll, label Smolensk district

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Charming,
15" tall
, (large)* all cloth, near mint condition, early
circa 1917-22,
sewn in cloth labeled: Made in Russia/Smolensk district
young adult woman doll with stockinette head and wonderfully detailed hands with
finely stitched fingers
as described on page 76, "15th Blue Book"-Foulke. She has padded breasts, shaped knees and expertly molded and painted serene features with very sensitive and attractive, painted blue. side glancing eyes with high lights, brows, rounded cheeks with blush, gentle mouth with closed lips, head covered by beautiful paisley printed scarf beneath her red cotton babushka with printed trim & earring loops. Her very detailed linen shirt ("
sarafan"
) with lovely, ethnic decorated shoulders and sleeves, finished edges and colorful hemline is covered by her long dark, jumper-like dress with long decorative panel and red straps & trim. She also wears a very vividly striped cotton, petticoat, linen panties and tight fitting, long leg wraps with ties and
woven wicker, straw-type shoes
(lapti)
. She is pictured and described in the article shown and is in very good condition with no damage, fading or repairs, no holes, tears or stains and no odors as she is from a smoke free home although her straw shoes have some wear & need repair. (loc 18 ) Other
Russian women dolls
and smaller Russian dolls are
not included
and are
each listed separately.
Please inquire if you are unable to find them. *These hard to find, larger dolls are displayed at the Wenham Museum and thought to be imported by a few American businesses to depict the various provinces as explained in 1951 by Adeline Cole. Other dolls shown are listed separately and
not
included.
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We welcome your inquiries and gladly combine purchases to save you shipping costs and help stretch your "dolly budget".
There is never a handling or packing fee. We do our best to describe our items well and want you to be happy with your purchase although we value everyone's unique set of values. We appreciate five star reviews. We charge only the actual shipping costs (often less) and are deeply committed to giving every customer a
"five-star" experience
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please stop back often and Be sure to add me to your favorites list so that you will be among the first to find our next ebay treasures.*
Let us know if we can help you with anything else. We have
more antique and vintage dolls, dollhouse furniture and antique dollhouse dolls available,
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Please also visit our constantly updated Ebay store!