From the Pat Hatch Doll Collection, Charmer of a c. 1900 Black Stockingette Doll with Big Smile cornocupia skillful--and devoted

skillful--and devoted

I found these together and am pretty much certain it is the same woman captured in the cyanotype real photo postcard as in the charcoal portrait at right

some of them showing carved plugs

and I would guess made to function as a pin cushion

5 3/4" x 5 3/4" x 1" deep

From the Pat Hatch Doll Collection, Charmer of a c. 1900 Black Stockingette Doll with Big Smile cornocupia skillful--and devotedThis came from the phenomenal doll collection of Pat Hatch, of Harvard, MA, recently auctioned by John McInnis of Amesbury, which I totally slept on, but happily some dolls purchased are beginning to show up and this one feels as if made to be with me at least for a bit. Late 19th c 1900 or so, tightly stuffed with raw cotton, knit cotton stockinette, with this simply but I think really wonderfully embroidered smiling face. A few holes here and there,