Rays of Sunshine, Elaborate 19th C. Handmade Paper Doll Dresses in Shade of Yellow antique painted folk art barn Bell and Hammer (also known

Bell and Hammer (also known as Whitehorse

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to protect them from the cats

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and especially the wire stitching

Rays of Sunshine, Elaborate 19th C. Handmade Paper Doll Dresses in Shade of Yellow antique painted folk art barn Bell and Hammer (also knownI love that all of these antique doll dresses are yellow, or at least partially so perhaps the paper doll these were made for had a similar wardrobe in a whole spectrum of colors, but I prefer thinking she only wore the color of sunshine! It is the top center dress that is the most unusual and fine a paper lace valentine of a dress if I ever saw one! A few were made just to hold to the paper doll via a couple of paper tabs, while a few were