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Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,
Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,
Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,
Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,
Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,
Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,
Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,
Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,
Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,
Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,
Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,
Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted,

Very Rare EARLY 1904, hand painted, "Babyland Rag", TOPSY TURVY orig. cloth doll

$ 472.56

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Time Period Manufactured: Antique (Pre-1930)
  • Non-Domestic Product: No
  • Doll Size: 14in.
  • Modified Item: No
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Skin Color: light & dark
  • Original/Reproduction: Original 1904
  • Hair Color: light & dark
  • Material: Cloth
  • Brand/Artist: BABYLAND RAG
  • Condition: Wonderful condition with no problems.
  • Packaging: Without Packaging
  • Eye Color: Brown
  • Ethnicity: African American
  • Features: Antique
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Gender: female
  • Brand: Babyland
  • Doll Gender: Girl Doll
  • Featured Refinements: Rag Doll

    Description

    Extraordinary and
    very early
    , all cloth "
    Baby Land Rag
    ", "topsy-turvy",
    "Topsy & Betty"
    , black and white doll,
    circa 1904
    , with
    hand painted features
    (
    before
    they started using the lithographed mask faces) and measuring about, 14" tall. Called, #7
    "Two Dolls Combined in One
    "
    as
    shown in original
    illustrated,
    BABYLAND Rag Dolls, catalogue,
    shown on page 64, "Cloth Dolls"-Linda Edward,
    she wears all her original clothing as pictured there. One side has shows "Betty"* with the most beautiful, blue painted eyes with excellent detail, eyebrows to match her wispy blond painted curls, adorable little nose, blushed cheeks and sweetly painted mouth. Flop her over to find, "Topsy" with thick black hair and dark eyes. They have a cotton-stuffed, linen body, joined at the waist, stuffed heads and mitten-type hands and wear their
    original fine cotton dresses
    , as well as their matching, Shaker type  bonnets with wide, face-framing ruffled trim and ties. They have no damages or fading, no stains or tears and no repairs, no odors as they are from a smoke free home. (loc. drblk) Other antique, Babyland Rag dolls & STUDIO size
    BabyLand Rag pair & Uncle Wiggly
    rabbit shown are
    not
    included
    and listed separately.
    Following is the
    excerpt from Baby Land's (trade mark) original booklet
    :
    "TOPSY-TURVY"-- What is this? Looks like just a pretty miss, But turn her over and you'll find She is quite another kind. First she white and then she's black,
    Topsy
    that side--*
    Betty
    this--Yet complete, each little miss.
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