Vintage Soft-Sculpture Cabbage Patch Kids Style Doll

This is a large-scale soft-sculpture doll, approximately 20-22 inches in height, reminiscent of the Little People or early Cabbage Patch Kids style popularized in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The doll features a fully soft-bodied construction made from a flesh-toned jersey knit fabric. The head is meticulously soft-sculptured using needle-sculpting techniques to define the nose, dimples, and chin, creating a realistic, infant-like expression. The eyes are brown and appears to be hand-painted or machine-stitched directly onto the fabric, complemented by thin arched eyebrows. The hair is constructed from a thick tan-colored yarn, styled into a ponytail with loose curls around the forehead. The doll is dressed in a vintage cotton-blend dress featuring a blue geometric grid and lace-print pattern interspersed with clusters of red strawberries and pink flowers. The dress includes ruffled edges and white eyelet trim. On the hands, individual fingers are defined through soft stitching. Condition-wise, the doll shows light surface soiling and minor pilling of the jersey fabric, typical for its age. There are no obvious tears or significant stains, though the yarn hair shows some slight fuzzing from handling. This item likely dates from the 1980s and represents the folk-art transition of dolls into mass-produced collectibles.