1860s Hand-painted Paper Doll with Blue and Gold Dress woman in face covering and protective coven on top

and protective coven on top of that

All he needs is a ship

and people gathered there in the evenings to tell stories and sing songs

and then looking gorgeous on the table

1860s Hand-painted Paper Doll with Blue and Gold Dress woman in face covering and protective coven on topI know from the seller that this paper doll dates to the 1860s, and while I've bought and sold some paper dolls at this point, I think she's my favorite I've had, in good part for her wonderful hand painted face, but also for the string that carefully secures her pantaloons to her body, and for the pencil drawn lace at the bottom of their legs and also for this blue and gold printed dress, cut from some sort of wrapping paper I would guess. The doll