Antique Peg Bottle Doll with Bisque Head, Real Hair and Long Dress Olin Dows women a studio potter born in

a studio potter born in Boston in 1936

it feels wonderful in the hand and is unique from every angle

and quite elegant form

including a few birds of this scale that similarly incorporate stones--but none quite as finely detailed as this one

Antique Peg Bottle Doll with Bisque Head, Real Hair and Long Dress Olin Dows women a studio potter born inI really don't know anything about this antique doll, which is in pretty rough shape but which I think is really quite extraordinary. I found her at an estate sale loaded with Victorian era antiques, so assume she is as well, but I really haven't been able to find another anything like her. Clearly, she was carefully and finely made, with bisque head and hands, hand painted eyes and lips, and what appears to be real blonde hair.. My guess is that she