10.25 inches tall with original clothing. Carved head and torso as well as carved arms and legs attached with cloth. Tag that identifies it as "Tennessee Woman" and Mrs. E.H. Welker, Detroit" who, along with her husband, Eugene H. Welker, were art patrons who donated items to the Detroit Institute of the Arts.
Orlenia Ritchie and Annie Combs Williams are well known poppet doll makers from Kentucky who made and sold dolls in the 1920's / 1930's.
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