Charming Old Folk Art Ragdoll with Hand-drawn Face and Painted Socks Japanese design envisioning it filled with Granny

envisioning it filled with Granny Smith apples

perhaps suggesting it was a test run or sample

so named in 1883 named when the railroad bought its right-of-way from the Durkee family

So I would guess it was a woman who did these designs

It stands sturdy on its own

Charming Old Folk Art Ragdoll with Hand-drawn Face and Painted Socks Japanese design envisioning it filled with GrannyAnother one of my favorite Brimfield finds is this terrific old handmade cloth doll with yellow painted body, pink and blue painted striped bands for the top of her socks, and wonderful pencil drawn face that gives her a very sweet and serene countenance. Under her simple blue felt dressa later addition perhaps, held together at the neck with an old nail are bloomers, these loosely stitched around the top and also with an old holding them firmly in