Name: Mask Face Doll
Made by and When: Unknown maker, circa 1920s-1940s
Material: Plastic or celluloid, cloth, stuffing, paint
Marks: Unmarked
Height: 12 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Dark brown bangs underneath a cloth tignon, black-painted eyes, painted open mouth with painted teeth area; red paint accents the nostrils.
Clothes: Sewn-on cotton print dress, a yellowed neck scarf, a blue apron that matches the blue tignon, and blue cloth shoes
Other: Similar mask face dolls, often sold as souvenirs, date back to the 1920s. This mature-bosomed doll was the childhood doll of a woman named Lizzy whose mother purchased it while traveling.
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