VINTAGE BISQUE DOLL HEAD BLACK AMERICANA

Description

Hi, thank you for shopping buy! Offered on buy it now is this bisque black boy's head wearing a real straw hat. This is the provenance that I can share; this originally was a complete doll. The estate that I bought this from in Florida owned a large collection of Black Americana items. The old woman had gotten the complete doll but the body was in very bad shape and disintegrating. She removed the body and added the shirt, tie and straw hat. I've had this for 30+ years now, so as it is, its vintage. You can see on the underside the hand-stitching from where she added the "shirt". The eyes are painted on which is a good indication that this doll is older than the dolls that have independent eyes. I haven't tried to remove the hat, however, you can see indications of painted on hair under the hat. I can't be sure what the extent of the hair is however, I would
guess
that he has a full head of painted on hair under the straw hat. So as not to damage the integrity of what this is, I have not tried to remove the hat or other additions such as the shirt or tie. I think he looks great as he is!
There are no chips, cracks or other damage. Except for the missing body, the head is in excellent condition. I would date the head at sometime about 1900 - 1925, but, that's also a guess and I would not swear to it.
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