Need some help. Has anyone ever heard of a Walnut Doll? I was given one and told it was over a 100 years old. It has a walnut head (face) with a bonnet. It has a long dress in black, like a mourning dress. It is on a stand in a glass globe. A couple of antigue dealers I ask had never seen one. Estimated value they thought $150. It is not for sale. If it is as I was told it will go into a museum. Bill

There is a good chance that the doll is old old old.....such dolls were made of acorns and walnuts etc for the heads.... in my youth ( I am now 71) some were made by the older ladies of the community......they used acorns, them being plentiful and walnuts not as much so.... but the fabric of the clothes is the best clue..... how old is the fabric???? the doll is likely no older than the dress someone at ECU can ID the age of fabric for you... blessings Virginia Dare ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Kittrell" <wbk99@embarqmail.com> To: <nc-pcfr-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 5:39 PM Subject: [NC-PCFR] Walnut Doll > Need some help. > > Has anyone ever heard of a Walnut Doll? I was given one > and told it was over a 100 years old. It has a walnut head > (face) with a bonnet. > It has a long dress in black, like a mourning dress. > It is on a stand in a glass globe. > > A couple of antigue dealers I ask had never seen one. > Estimated value they thought $150. It is not for sale. > If it is as I was told it will go into a museum. > Bill > > Pitt County Family Researchers website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr/ > > Message archives address: > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=nc-pcfr > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NC-PCFR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message