Early 20th Century Folk Art Topsy Turvy Doll with Two Great Faces! victorian watercolor measuring bowls

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New Hampshire

The sides on this one can been positioned fully upright to form a tight bowl

to which I have compared these copies to check for missing parts

Early 20th Century Folk Art Topsy Turvy Doll with Two Great Faces! victorian watercolor measuring bowlsLove at first sight with this one, even before I realized she was a topsy turvy doll, with a second face hidden beneath her skirt. It was the hand drawn face (looks like ink rather than pencil, with either heavier marker or paint for the eyes and lips) that sold me, so good, but I think I like the exuberantly embroidered eyes (and pencil drawn noise and mouth( of her alter ego just as much! Made of thin cotton sack cloth and early 20th century I