Wonderful Old Stocking Doll with Button Eyes, Darned Nose, and Bandage-Like Cap David Gil Dimension of cigar box: 6

Dimension of cigar box: 6 3/4" x 4 1/8" x 2"

dating  to the Civil War era

And the two “hooks” are significantly heavier than the rest

I am guessing she was African American

generally facing the main shrine

Wonderful Old Stocking Doll with Button Eyes, Darned Nose, and Bandage-Like Cap David Gil Dimension of cigar box: 6Total love at first sight with this doll, which has only grown deeper since. What a face, animated with so many good details, including a darned patch at the nose and this scrap of woven red textile for the mouth, stitched on as if in a rush with a few wild blue stitches. Much more carefully done is a linen head covering that makes me think of a bandage, with beautiful hand stitched seams around the edges and down the back. To my eye so full of life