Amazingly Constructed Small First Communion Doll small carved boar Pen and ink

Pen and ink

4 1/2" long x 3 3/8" tall x 3 1/4" wide

and it takes zero flower arranging skills to make it work

I love its shape and proportions

the tip shows the same color as the rest

Amazingly Constructed Small First Communion Doll small carved boar Pen and inkI'm not in the least religious, but I find myself attracted to all sorts of religious objects, and this little doll feels pretty miraculous to me. The paper tag pinned to her dress is partially torn, but certainly read First Communion, and perhaps _ in Venezia (Venice) after that? So perhaps she was made as a souvenir doll, and an incredibly constructed one in any case, with carefully cut paper for her hands, one of which wraps around a fabric candle,