Antique Rare DOOR OF HOPE Mission DOLL Oriental Carved Wood Head Early Period

Door of Hope Mission Doll. Rare seldom seen, Antique Vintage early period COLLECTIBLE DOOR OF HOPE MISSION WOMAN DOLL, CIRCA 1901. Door of Hope was created in Shanghai, China in 1901 to help destitute children. These dolls were made TO help fund the mission. Young girls of the mission intricately handmade each doll’s clothing replicating what the Chinese people worn. The heads/neck area of the early period dolls were carved of Chinese fruitwood (generally Pearwood), while their arms, hands and feet were made of cloth. In later years the dolls hands and arms to the elbow, and sometimes feet and legs were also made of wood. The wood is very smooth, unvarnished with great detail. ThE eyes hair and lips would then be lightly handpainted almost like stained/brushed/rubbed with color. The bodies were made of cloth stuffed with raw cotton and bound feet. There were no markings on these dolls. This doll is from the 1. Early edition early period. Her HEAD/neck area is carved OF fruitWOOD (generally pearwood). Her hair is in a carved bun style with gold accents and handpainted/stained face. Her body is the early period cloth body with cloth hands circa 1901. She wears a long black skirt over long blue pants, with long sleeve mandarin collar tunic top. She has tiny feet with bound silk and embroidered slippers/shoes pointed up. There is a slight rub spot on the bottom back of her skirt from age as is typical with silk-(see photo). She is great condition for her age AND A BEAUTIFULLY HANDCRAFTED DOLL. Her face needs cleaning or could be darker from age, we have let it in its original condition. There is a slight rub spot on the bottom BACK oF her SKIRT/dress from AGE/storage as is typical with silk (SEE PHOTO w/circle-hard to see). Also just beneath this is a tiny white speck. Also there is a worn spot on the back of her sleeves of the tunic , as shown in photos, typical from age. We have tried to describe everything we see. As is typical with something of this age there may be slight other imperfections we have not seen. Everything is described to the best of knowledge. DOLL HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED AND IS in her original condition AS WE RECEIVED HER. All sales are final, as is. Please ask any questions. ALL PAYMENTS DUE WITHIN 3 DAYS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE IN US DOLLARS. USA and Worldwide WERE AVAILABLE. (EXCLUDING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS). IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE LET US KNOW. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts” – US and International custom laws and regulations prohibit such behavior. For further information you may check carrier’s website. See Policy Guidelines below. All approved items for return must be received by us within 7 days of authorization. In the case of received damaged item, please see Damage Policy below. No return will be accepted opened/used/damaged/altered… EXCEPTION: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NON-RETURNABLE AND NON-REFUNDABLE. 1 DUE TO HEALTH REGULATIONS… PERISHABLE ITEMS SUCH AS GIFT BASKETS, PERSONAL GROOMING, JEWELRY ITEMS, AND THE LIKE. 2 DISCONTINUED STOCK/OVERSTOCK/CLOSE-OUT/CLEARANCE SALE/SCRATCH-N-DENT/SEASONAL MERCHANDISE 3 PERSONALIZED, SPECIAL AND CUSTOM ORDERS (unless it was our mistake). ALL ITEMS LEAVE OUR STORE AS DESCRIBED, SECURELY PACKAGED TO PREVENT DAMAGE. INSPECT ITEM IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT. Showing details of damage both to packaging, if any, and item. , AS REQUIRED BY CARRIERS FOR FILING CLAIM. These issues are beyond the control of CRS. Monday-Friday (excluding weekends & holidays). We value our customers and appreciate their business. If we make a mistake we will work with you to correct it. We strive for 5 STARS. If you feel that you need to leave less than’5′ Stars please do us the courtesy of contacting us first so we can discuss any problems or concerns. Comments on how we can serve you better are always welcome. We are pleased to leave our customers feedback. We return the same courtesy to our customers. We Greatly Appreciate Your Business! THANKS FOR LOOKING PLEASE COME SHOP WITH US AGAIN SOON! CORAL REEF SHOPPES Your Shoppes by the Sea. CUSTOMER SERVICE HOURS: 10:00 a. (Closed Weekends & Holidays). The Coral Reef names and the like thereof, logos, and all related product and service names, design marks, graphics, photographs, designs, products, slogans, listing contents, templates and all intellectual property, are the trademarks, copyrights and/or service marks of CRE LLC. Protected under the U. The item “Antique Rare DOOR OF HOPE Mission DOLL Oriental Carved Wood Head Early Period” is in sale since Monday, May 7, 2018. This item is in the category “Dolls & Bears\Dolls\Antique (Pre-1930)\Other Antique Dolls”. The seller is “coralreefgifts” and is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Country/Region of Manufacture: China
Material: Cloth
Original/Reproduction: Original
Doll Size: 10 1/2 in
Features: Antique
Hair Color: Black
Brand/Artist: Door of Hope
Doll Gender: Girl Doll