Name: Estelle, an Izannah-Walker-style doll
Made by and When: Judi Hunziker, 2010
Material: Papier maché head, stuffed white-cloth body, paint (the head, arms, and legs are painted brown).
Marks: (Lower back) “Estelle” / by / Judi Hunziker / 2010
Height: 19 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Hand-painted black hair with two spiral side curls, sculpted facial features with brown-painted eyes and a closed mouth
Clothes: A burgundy and white dress with a cameo on the bodice is stitched to the doll’s body. A removable half-slip has eyelet lace trim, and the white cotton pantaloons are removable. The black painted-on shoes have attached thread laces and gold-painted shoelace holes.
Other: Judi Hunziker created and collects a variety of “olde time dolls.” Estelle’s creation was inspired by the nineteenth-century dollmaker, Izannah Walker.
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Example of a Black Izannah Walker doll
Dolls Collected or Made By Judi Hunziker
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