Amazing Antique Hand-sewn Doll with Paper Litho Face bone dominoes in slide top box identifying it as having been

identifying it as having been caved by Ed Parsons of Stonington--who I am pretty certain I have identified as Edward L

The blocks themselves here are in perfectly aged condition

but the bowl is in overall good condition

Each example here features two cut paper pieces with braided or twisted hair samples stitched onto sky blue paper

Amazing Antique Hand-sewn Doll with Paper Litho Face bone dominoes in slide top box identifying it as having beenWhat a thing! About as surreal as they come, I'd say, and also really quite exquisitely crafted, with tremendous care and a dressmaker's level of skill invested in her making, including several layers of underthings and black knit legs clad in velvet booties under them. Her face is paper litho, securely sewn to a white knit head, with this great mop of blond hair and lace wrap at her neck framing it and hiding any seams. there a small loss to one