Three Sweet Old Yellow Garden Chicks haunting print where she was a founding

where she was a founding member--and longtime

though is well attached

I have not been able to find out for sure when or where the tradition of using oil cloth for dolls began

part of what I love so much about these old handmade ones is their individuality

It measures 7 5/8" x 6 1/4"

Three Sweet Old Yellow Garden Chicks haunting print where she was a foundingJust charmers, better in hand, with those little painted wings and striped points really making them. Surely made to be stuck into the ground to inhabit the garden or dot the path to the chicken coop! Hand painted wood, c. 1920s 30s I would guess. Each approx 5 1 2" w x 5 1 8" t measured on the square. All in good condition, painted on both sides.