Old miniature porcelain doll?

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

This was found by my friends grandmother in the 1930's.
It was found in a farm field in Metcalf county Kentucky.
Any information on this would be great! Thanks!

 

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[wirelessworldinc]

It is odd she does not have a porcelain dress on. It does not look possible to even have ever had a fabric dress on her because her arms are closed at her body. Pretty find. Mary ann

 

[PBK]

It looks like one of the "penny dolls" from the early 1900's. Many of them were made in Germany. Later on, similar dolls were also made in Japan.

(Note: you may hear some people call them "frozen Charlotte" dolls because of their rigid, one-piece construction, lacking movable limbs; however, that term really applies to a slightly earlier and larger type of doll,)

 

[inneedoftherapy]

Thats a real nice one I found one several years ago in the Kanakakee riverexcept mine has black hair and pink cheeks. I am not sure to why they came about or what they are all I do know is they sure are interesting. Mine does not show it clothed either. Is this one numbered? On the back of mine is the # 8