Curious Old Amish Rag Doll with Lost Face agate to its little wooden legs

to its little wooden legs

Ink on lightweight board

and though if not to enjoy just as the little curiosities they are

making her feel extra special

Mid 19th c

Curious Old Amish Rag Doll with Lost Face agate to its little wooden legsCurious and unusual, just the way I like them! This definitely appears to be an old Amish doll to me, and the clothes most certainly arebut its an anomalous one for having (the remnants of) a face, which Amish dolls typically do not, in keeping with the Biblical commandment against graven images and belief that all are alike in the eyes of God. It looks as though the facial features were once embroidered on then ripped out years later, with the cloth