Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Who am I?

In Dolls > Cloth Dolls > Show & Tell.
Cloth Dolls5 of 319Vintage cloth dolls - 1920sRussian Doll??
3
Love it
0
Like it

vcalvcal loves this.
fortapachefortapache loves this.
ManikinManikin loves this.
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 3 years ago

    txtlites2
    (5 items)

    This doll was my mothers, most likely from the late 1930’s as she was born in 1934. I would love to have any information about it if someone has some. She looks like she could be Betty Boop but that’s just my uninformed speculation.

    Unsolved Mystery

    Help us close this case. Add your knowledge below.

    logo
    Cloth Dolls
    See all
    Hand Crafted Artisan Primitive Folk Art Braided Red Hair Female Cloth Rag Doll
    Hand Crafted Artisan Primitive Folk...
    $59
    Hand Crafted OOAK Primitive Folk Art Christmas Snow Lady Angel Cloth Rag Doll
    Hand Crafted OOAK Primitive Folk Ar...
    $99
    Vintage Clown Jester Fabric Plaid Cloth Rag Doll Handmade Folk Art
    Vintage Clown Jester Fabric Plaid C...
    $20
    Antique Early Folk Art Cloth Rag Doll With Hand Drawn Ink Face
    Antique Early Folk Art Cloth Rag Do...
    $178
    logo
    Hand Crafted Artisan Primitive Folk Art Braided Red Hair Female Cloth Rag Doll
    Hand Crafted Artisan Primitive Folk...
    $59
    See all

    Comments

    1. keramikos, 3 years ago
      Hi, txtlites2. :-)

      I suspect that what you might have is a carnival prize stuffed doll, e.g.:

      *snip*

      For your consideration is a stuffed carnival prize doll from the 1930’s/40’s. It features a silk screened face and is sewn together with feedsack cotton and rayon scraps.

      *snip*

      https://www.etsy.com/listing/940495485/reserved-vintage-1930s-40s-carnival

      I don't think there's any rayon fabric on yours, but the body definitely has the look of printed flour sacks.
    2. keramikos, 3 years ago
      txtlites2, On closer inspection, I think perhap I should take back what I said about there being no rayon fabric on your doll. There seems to be a slight sheen to the fabric of the head, so that might not be cotton.
    3. txtlites2, 3 years ago
      Thank you for the info!
    4. keramikos, 3 years ago
      txtlites2, You're welcome.

      Another feature that supports the theory that the head fabric is rayon is the stains.

      While there does appear to be some stains on the body, those ones are merely brownish areas without clear borders. The stains on the head have rings.

      Old rayon was notorious for staining (sorry, I tried to find again the specific piece about rayon that mentioned the staining problem, but no joy so far).
    5. keramikos, 3 years ago
      This is about as close as I can get:

      *snip*

      Water stains:

      Treatments applied to rayon and other natural fibers will leave a "ring" or water stain" from spills of any sort, even just clear water. These watermarks from spills may be permanent, and all cleaning must be done by evenly dampening the entire fabric prior to extraction cleaning.

      *snip*

      https://www.centrumforce.com/blogs/success-stories/watch-out-for-these-four-problems-with-rayon-fabrics

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.