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6.75" 1890 LOW-BROW CHINA COUPLE Irish Costume & Extras
Dressed in silks as an Irish
peasant Mother & Son, this pair of 1890s Low-Brow china dolls is in
excellent all-original condition, with delightful accessories. Their
china shoulderheads have black hair, rosy cheeks, black brows & lid
lines and slightly smiling mouths; Mama has blue eyes. Mama's body is
overstuffed, stands alone and could be used as a pincushion, with
posable cloth-wrapped wire arms. Her son's body is all cloth-wrapped
wire. Mama is dressed in garnet faille with a large lace-hemmed apron,
green silk shawl, and green leatherette tie & cuffs. Son wears a taupe
faille cap, green silk jacket and knickers, leather leggings with
black twill-wrapped feet. A crocheted floss tie and gold silk vest
with cut-brass bead buttons completes his costume. The accessories are
so appealing: Mama has a tiny hand-carved wooden piglet on a braided
leash, a large burlap sack, cotton-stuffed with rough linen potatoes
at the top, and crocheted floss shamrock. A tiny hand-carved wooden
puppy is attached to the sack by a leather leash, and Mama carries a
grand leather tote. Son carries a black-painted wooden shillelagh
walking stick and has his arm wrapped through Mama's companionably.
The green silk is melting in spots, but this pair is so wonderful and
charming, it's barely noticeable. Clean from a non smoking home.
$395.00
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