Wonderful Old Stocking Doll with Button Eyes, Darned Nose, and Bandage-Like Cap hand painted sign ) I have a deep

) I have a deep visceral love for old wooden boxes of white chalk

Denslow throughout

it was shown to be made of wood only found in America

16" l x 2 1/2" in diameter

Wonderful Old Stocking Doll with Button Eyes, Darned Nose, and Bandage-Like Cap hand painted sign ) I have a deepTotal love at first sight with this doll, which has only grown deeper since. What a face, animated with so many good details, including a darned patch at the nose and this scrap of woven red textile for the mouth, stitched on as if in a rush with a few wild blue stitches. Much more carefully done is a linen head covering that makes me think of a bandage, with beautiful hand stitched seams around the edges and down the back. To my eye so full of life