Wonderful Old Crocheted Blonde Doll in Green Party Dress (and Two Layers of Undergarments) folk art boat painting and especially the bleeding blue

and especially the bleeding blue and black of the eyes

shorter than one typically sees

the flat sides of the rings

where the silk has worn through

Wonderful Old Crocheted Blonde Doll in Green Party Dress (and Two Layers of Undergarments) folk art boat painting and especially the bleeding blueI purchased this one from an old school dealer in Nashville, who was herself as smitten with this doll as I am, taking care to show me her slip and bloomers! Crocheted body from head to toe, well and softly stuffed, with embroidered face (down to blonde eyebrows), yellow braided yarn hair, and crocheted mint green dress with laced red bow at her waist. And indeed, a petticoat with lace underneath and lace trimmed shorts below that. I love a knit