$5,875
Black Cloth Chase Mammy "Carlotta," Rhode Island, early 20th century, pressed cloth face with ethnic features, dark brown paint coloring head and shoulders, black painted eyes, white highlights, wide smiling mouth, coral-toned, applied ears (some paint chips and smudges), short curly astrakhan wig (split on seams, wear, fading), painted lower limbs, applied thumbs (paint chipping and wear), body covered in dark brown cotton sateen (old mends), red and white Gingham check dress, white apron (overall light soil, toning), ht. 27 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2001-12-15