Antique Russian, stockinette cloth, 15" large labeled Ryasan district Woman doll

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Charming,
14 12" tall
, (large)* all cloth, near mint condition, early
circa 1917-22,
labeled: Made in Russia/Ryasan district Woman,
young adult woman doll with stockinette head and wonderfully detailed hands with finely stitched fingers as described on page 76, "15th Blue Book"-Foulke. She has padded breasts and expertly molded and painted facial features with very sensitive and attractive, painted dark eyes with high lights, brows, pronounced cheek bones,
smiling mouth with painted teeth
, reddish blond,
flax hair
peaking out of her beautifully printed, babushka head covering scarf and very detailed linen shirt ("
sarafan"
) with lovely, ethnic decorated sleeves, finished edges and colorful hemline. She wears a wonderfully printed, long full apron tied at the back over a navy blue plaid skirt with wide red hemline trim and striped petticoat beneath as well as linen panties and tightly wrapped muslin leg wraps tied with cord and wonderful
woven wicker, straw-type shoes
(lapti).
She is pictured and described in detail on page 38,
"The Other Russian Dolls"-Holderbaum
and
is in excellent condition with no damage, fading or repairs, no holes, tears or stains and no odors as she is from a smoke free home. (loc.
18) Other
Russian women dolls
and Russian dolls are
not included
and are each listed separately. Please inquire if you are unable to find them. *These hard to find, larger dolls are displayed at the Wenham Museum and thought to be imported by a few American businesses to depict the various provinces as explained in 1951 by Adeline Cole.
Other dolls shown are each listed separately and
not
included.
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