Early Baby Boy Doll Compo or Paper Maché Limbs Strung Frozen Head Painted Face

Description

This is a cute and unusual little baby boy doll
. He belonged to my friend's mom who was a child in the 1920's. He is made with a mystery material, either an early composition or paper
maché, or maybe even plaster. (I welcome any ideas you may have about this, I personally haven't seen this material before!)
He is wearing a wrap-around romper suit with buttons on each shoulder
. His arms and legs are
strung
and his head is
frozen
. He has painted wide open eyes,
expressive
eyebrows, and rosebud lips. He also has some very lightly
painted
hair which may have added by my friend's mom way back when. Laying down he measures 9 1/2" head to toe. It looks like
at some point
someone may have tried to repaint his eyes, but luckily those eyebrows are still the original!
He's in mostly good vintage condition,
but about a half inch chunk of his right arm hole has broken away. Otherwise
he's clean and securely strung, and in his clothes the arm hole flaw is not that
noticeable. The hole could be repaired with some molding clay and touch up paint, and his eyes could be easily touched up too.
Please look at the photos carefully before buying.
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Please pay right away, or contact me if you need more time. I will always work with you make the transaction smooth for both of us
if you stay in touch
. If I don't hear from you in 5 days, I will contact the resolution center and open a case.
Please be advised that I don't reply to queries to lower my prices mid-listing, but I welcome questions and corrections about the listing and will gladly send more photos. Thanks for looking!