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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 4156037, member: 649"]This jumped into my hand at a local estate sale, I’m convinced it has significant age but I don’t know just how much. I’m also wondering if anyone can offer ideas for its origin? Possibly French or German? I’m not even quite sure what the half doll is made of, at first I thought wood but now I’m thinking pottery as it is cool to the touch. Or maybe composition? Or chalkware? All the ones I'm seeing online are porcelain.</p><p>It does appear that one elbow was broken off and cleanly re-attached, and there is some shattering of the fabric of her skirt.</p><p>It is 7 inches high and The base is 5 inches in diameter.</p><p>And, yes, I did try gently cleaning her with a bit of dish soap on a sponge. It didn’t do much, if anything.</p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]332644[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332645[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332646[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332647[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332648[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]332649[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 4156037, member: 649"]This jumped into my hand at a local estate sale, I’m convinced it has significant age but I don’t know just how much. I’m also wondering if anyone can offer ideas for its origin? Possibly French or German? I’m not even quite sure what the half doll is made of, at first I thought wood but now I’m thinking pottery as it is cool to the touch. Or maybe composition? Or chalkware? All the ones I'm seeing online are porcelain. It does appear that one elbow was broken off and cleanly re-attached, and there is some shattering of the fabric of her skirt. It is 7 inches high and The base is 5 inches in diameter. And, yes, I did try gently cleaning her with a bit of dish soap on a sponge. It didn’t do much, if anything. Thanks! [ATTACH=full]332644[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332645[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332646[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332647[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332648[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]332649[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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