Charming Small Antique Doll with Marvelous Embroidered Face and Hair measuring tool which I purchased from a

which I purchased from a member of the artist’s family—and which took about a month to make its way to me packed in nothing more than a simple unpadded envelope

were at some point added to the underside

Quite a character

and signed off with a proper "good bye" and then an H

Charming Small Antique Doll with Marvelous Embroidered Face and Hair measuring tool which I purchased from aShe's a small one, but quite a special one I think, sewn together from what looks to be white silk, and then with this marvelous face that reminds me of stump work pictures, especially the long stitches of her hair. The way that the embroidery of her facial features has held onto the batting (stuffing) even while the silk fabric has worn away around them I find pretty incredible, and just beautiful. And then just this simple polka dotted homespun