Regal Black Folk Art Bottle Doll in Gold Dress muffineer 6 1/4" t (with handle

6 1/4" t (with handle down

while the mouse not clearly signed by surely by the same maker

structurally sturdy and sound and ready to use

Definitely he seems like a positive force to have around

Regal Black Folk Art Bottle Doll in Gold Dress muffineer 6 1/4" t (with handleI purchased this doll from a Connecticut based dealer, who recently found her, and several carved figures I'm listing, together at one estate. To me she feels very regal in her gold beads and marigold yellow dress, with this wonderful hand painted face on what seems to be black silk (perhaps a tightly stretched and stuffed black silk stocking), and gathering stitches to give shape to her nose. Her hair appears to be astrakhan (lambs wool, still