Curious Little Carved Folk Art Articulated Doll with String Tied Joints choker neckace But this I think is

But this I think is even more spectacular--a manuscript known as a "commonplace book

and unusual

Made of stoneware and in great

is known for its slate quarries--making a little fourth of July slate the perfect--and punning

There is a scratch and loss around the very bottom of the base on one side

Curious Little Carved Folk Art Articulated Doll with String Tied Joints choker neckace But this I think isSuch a funny little one I want to call this a carved baby doll, but with a full head of hair, she seems well beyond the toddler stage! The carving of that hair is quite wonderful, and her carved face, with subtly painted red lips, is too. And a bit funny how she's carved to sit with her legs spread wide. I believe she was likely modeled after a "Frozen Charlotte" china doll a folky homemade version carved of wood. With string ties at her joints and