Antique French Kid Leather Doll Body, Some Damage dried plant though this pig is still

though this pig is still my favorite

but still a pretty excellent looking thing

and is still being made today

and would guess it is likely Danish

Antique French Kid Leather Doll Body, Some Damage dried plant though this pig is stillWhen I first saw one of these antique French leather doll bodies to which a bisque head and arms would be attached I thought it was am extraordinarily constructed, incredibly evocative thing, and still do! This one has lived quite a life, and shows it with (fantastic looking I think) old patches at both hips, and an untended tear at the one jointed knee, via which its sawdust stuffing is visible, and shedding when one moves her. (There is also a tear