Rays of Sunshine, Elaborate 19th C. Handmade Paper Doll Dresses in Shade of Yellow antique painted folk art barn it shows a strong Arts

it shows a strong Arts and Crafts sensibility (looking at that row of trees along the horizon line

)  Whatever the case

to protect them from the cats

1920 I believe

signed on reverse

Rays of Sunshine, Elaborate 19th C. Handmade Paper Doll Dresses in Shade of Yellow antique painted folk art barn it shows a strong ArtsI love that all of these antique doll dresses are yellow, or at least partially so perhaps the paper doll these were made for had a similar wardrobe in a whole spectrum of colors, but I prefer thinking she only wore the color of sunshine! It is the top center dress that is the most unusual and fine a paper lace valentine of a dress if I ever saw one! A few were made just to hold to the paper doll via a couple of paper tabs, while a few were