Vintage Handmade Folk Art Cloth Doll

This is a vintage handmade cloth doll, likely originating from the mid-20th century. The doll features a soft-sculpted face with primitive hand-stitched detailing, including prominent green-thread eyes, arched eyebrows, and a red-thread heart-shaped mouth. Its hair is constructed from dark brown yarn, styled into two long braids. The doll is dressed in a traditional or folk-style cream-colored linen or cotton dress, which is decorated with red embroidered asterisks and horizontal banding along the hem, sleeves, and neckline. A matching headscarf with similar red embroidery is pinned to the head. The construction displays characteristics of home-made or cottage-industry craftsmanship, utilizing basic sewing machine work for the structural seams and hand-embroidery for the facial features and garment accents. Regarding condition, the fabric shows significant age-related yellowing and localized staining on the skirt. There is visible wear to the yarn hair and the overall stuffing appears settled or slightly misshapen from age and handling. A small yellow tag is attached to the lower hem, suggesting it may have been sold at a craft fair or boutique, or possibly used as an inventory tag in a collection. This piece reflects mid-century folk art toy design, emphasizing hand-crafted over industrial aesthetics.

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