Confusing Doll

Hi there I'm KMAK from the United States and I have been searching for weeks for any information on this doll.

The condition is poor yet the material is intact and recognizable.

The head is made of paper mache that is hand painted with one stroke eyebrows, blue eyes, and closed red lips. There is no crackling of the paint and it came with no wig but brown colored "hair" which is faded and no sculpting indicating hair or curls.

The body is straw or more like wooden fibers which end and the hands seem to be made of porcelain but are chipped. The feet are just stuffed and the are attached to body by large buttons.

The head is unfortunately detached but measures 7" and the body including the head is about 30" in length.

The clothing is very worn, most likely wool and seem to be hand made more recently.

 

Hi Kmak!

If your interest in this doll is because of sentimental value, keep searching, but if you are hoping to get some monetary value out of it, it's time to stop. Few papier mache heads have value in any condition. And usually those that are are sought after because they usually have beautiful paper weight eyes.

I see Christmasjoy read your post and did not reply.

I see that reason to mean that she knows nothing of the doll, and neither do I, but also because it's really not worth pursuing if for a dollar value.

And, I must add, that Joy LOVES ALL DOLLS........so please respond Joy, if I'm being overly presumptuous here...............and putting words in your mouth..............I will apologize.

 

To me, clothing looks contemporaneous to the doll. 1930s from that deep purple.

Debora