Beautiful Condition Antique German Kid Leather Doll Body with Bisque Hands and Knit Stockings woman in empire dress He sat and played in

He sat and played in a dream

And double sided

Columbia University

I believe this was meant to be made into a potholder

postmarked 1908 on the reverse

Beautiful Condition Antique German Kid Leather Doll Body with Bisque Hands and Knit Stockings woman in empire dress He sat and played inI've bought and sold one or two doll bodies of this sort over the years, and find it quite hard to resist one in perfect condition, right down to the perfect navy blue knit stockings here, pulled up tight and held in place via their original tacks on the back of the white kid leather legs. Who needs a head? A really much more evocative without one I think. I believe this body is German, c. 1900, though there are related French examples. With original