Another Beautiful Old Black Folk Art Bottle Doll with Astrican Hair small carved cat It's a bit of a

It's a bit of a challenge to determine exactly which forms are original to this box vs acquired from another similar at some point along the way--as is often the case

the company became the American seller of the Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (BASF) chemical company

with the sac looking like a balloon or buoy and a bit like lung

Some overall age toning

earlyish 20th century I believe

Another Beautiful Old Black Folk Art Bottle Doll with Astrican Hair small carved cat It's a bit of aAnother from the Rockport, MA estate of the artist, activist and collector Ellen Gabin, who had a special fondness for dolls I found the sister of this one a couple of months ago, then returned to find this one. With wonderful hand embroidered face including huge blue eyes and bright red smile showing a few teeth; to me she seems full of life and also gentleness. Black silk, I believe, with the upper body tightly stuffed and the lower half sewn over a