Beautiful Black Folk Art Stockinette Doll with Astrakhan Hair New England native basket Surely it was the head/tip

Surely it was the head/tip of an old tool of some sort

A little wear around the edges of the gold painted frame plus tearing to the black paper on the back

plus a few different couples identified only with initials) along with various doodles

Largest: 5 1/4" tall

as these fine older ones have become quite precious

Beautiful Black Folk Art Stockinette Doll with Astrakhan Hair New England native basket Surely it was the head/tipA beautiful, very tender feeling doll I think, which I believe dates to sometime between about 1910 and 1930. Her head and body were made of of black knit stocking firmly stuffed, with separate rolled pieces for her arms and legs, which were hand stitched to the torso. Hand embroidered black eyes, red nose and slightly open red mouth, adding up to a face that makes her feel to me keenly observant if a bit wary. Her hair is astrakhan (lambs wool, still