This is a very nice Miniature Original Vintage doll with side-glancing eyes, in her regional costume from Italy.
Hand-painted features with brown side-glancing eyes.
Arched brown eyebrows, blue eyeshadow.
This is a pretty 6.5 inch mask-faced Italian doll.
Condition: See close-up photographs for condition, including a snub to her nose and some age-fading on her costume.
Black hair tucked under a long red and cream felt headdress with yellow braiding trim.
Looped brass earrings are peeking out.
Her costume has age-faded creamy-white long upper sleeves with lace-edged black lower sleeves.
Tied at the waist with aqua blue, in a bow at the back.
Creamy-white lace-edged neckline top under a black bodice and full length skirt with aqua blue edging along the hem and white ric-rac.
Original narrow gold braid with loops down the front and three tiny sequins.
A fancy tabard in black with co-ordinating aqua blue trimming and tiny yellow felt decorations.
White net underslip.
Long cream pantaloons down to her black shoes.Click on the links below for a BIG close-up photographs:
BIG full-length photo
Close-up portrait photo
From a Collection of Vintage Traditionally Dressed Dolls.
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6.5" Vintage Italian Costume Doll