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SCARCE VINT 19
SCARCE VINT 19
SCARCE VINT 19
SCARCE VINT 19
SCARCE VINT 19
SCARCE VINT 19
SCARCE VINT 19
SCARCE VINT 19
SCARCE VINT 19
SCARCE VINT 19
SCARCE VINT 19
SCARCE VINT 19

SCARCE VINT 19" HND PNTD PAPER MACHE COMPSTN NUN DOLL, WLINEN HABIT/MOVING EYES

$ 77.88

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Hair Color: Head covered in nun's habit headdress
  • Hand dyed linen cloth habit outfit: Traditional nun's habit headdress
  • Condition: Good-Very Good overall vint cond: Estate fresh & in 100% orig vint cond. Found in a Nashua home in southern NH, this wonderful early-mid 20th c period composition doll had only 1 owner & never left the home it was found in. It's without any visible damage, less a sm tear on the back of the dyed linen headdress & some minor crazing of the enml pnt on the face, hands & limbs. There's some minor-mod crazing & subsequent paint loss on the int torso, hidden by the dress. The eyelids still move freely up & down & the limbs aren't seized or affixed into place. The nun's habit is hand dyed in charcoal blk, rich deep chocolate brown & nat linen color. The hands are intact & there's no loss on the quite delicate fingers of either hand. The lips & eyebrows are both hnd pntd. This is a simply adorable & scarce American early-mid 20th c composition doll feat a nun in full habit w/trad headdress. A really wonderful early doll in well-cared for vint cond. Absolutely terrific. Very, very nice. Clean.
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Skin Color: Fair/Light
  • Authentic: Original
  • Brand: Unbranded
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Early to mid-20th century: Circa 1930-1955
  • Packaging: Without Packaging
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Ethnicity: Caucasian
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Time Period Manufactured: Antique (Pre-1930)
  • Hand painted: Moving eyelids & limbs
  • Brand/Artist: Unbranded
  • Eye Color: Brown
  • Doll Gender: Girl Doll
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • 100% original vintage condition: Untouched & undisturbed
  • Doll Size: 19 in
  • Antique: Yes
  • Material: Paper-Mache
  • Nun: Female
  • American: Vintage
  • Features: Anatomically Correct

    Description

    SCARCE
    EARLY
    to
    MID 20TH CENTURY
    AME
    RI
    CAN
    VINTAGE 19"
    in
    HEIGHT, HAND PAINTED PAPER MACHE COMPOSITION NUN
    DOLL,
    with
    MOVING EYELIDS, ARMS
    &
    LEGS, HANDMADE, DYED
    LINEN
    CLOTH
    NUN'S
    HABIT
    OUTFIT
    [Complete, with slight tear on back of linen headdress & some paint fatigue on hidden
    figure's interior torso]
    (Circa 1930-1955)
    Early to mid-20th century
    Ame
    ri
    can
    vintage hand made composition dolls with moving limbs, eyes and handmade l
    inen outfits
    DIMENSIONS:
    19" Height x 7
    ½" Width x 5" Depth
    Weight:
    1 lb. 11 oz.
    DESCRIPTION:
    Estate fresh and in 100% original vintage condition. Found in a
    Nashua
    home in southern
    New Hampshire,
    this wonderful
    early to mid 20th century
    Ame
    ri
    can
    vintage
    period composition doll
    had only one owner and never left the home it was found in. It's without any visible damage, less a small tear on the back of the dyed linen headdress and some minor crazing of the enamel paint on the face, hands and limbs. There's some minor to moderate crazing and subsequent paint loss on the interior torso, hidden by the dress. The eyelids still move freely up and down and the limbs aren't seized or affixed into place. The nun's habit is hand dyed in charcoal black, rich deep chocolate brown and natural linen cloth color. The hands are intact and there's no loss of material on the quite delicate fingers of either hand. Only the paint is perhaps slightly disturbed on the very tips of the fingers. The lips and eyebrows are both hand painted. This is a simply adorable and scarce
    Ame
    ri
    can
    early to mid 20th century
    composition doll featuring a nun in full habit with traditional nun's
    headdress. A really wonderful early
    Ame
    ri
    can
    composition doll in well-cared for vintage condition. Absolutely terrific.
    CONDITION:
    Good to Very Good overall vintage condition.