Beautiful Condition Antique German Kid Leather Doll Body with Bisque Hands and Knit Stockings country loom Paint loss

Paint loss

17 5/8" x 3 1/2" 3/4"

except that I believe she studied at Parsons School of Design in New York and received her BFA in Painting from Mass College of Art

and of course all of those little nails giving pattern to the toe and sides

perhaps so that they might sometimes point in opposite directions and sometimes at each other

Beautiful Condition Antique German Kid Leather Doll Body with Bisque Hands and Knit Stockings country loom Paint lossI've bought and sold one or two doll bodies of this sort over the years, and find it quite hard to resist one in perfect condition, right down to the perfect navy blue knit stockings here, pulled up tight and held in place via their original tacks on the back of the white kid leather legs. Who needs a head? A really much more evocative without one I think. I believe this body is German, c. 1900, though there are related French examples. With original