Beautiful Early Wooden Doll from Salamanca, New York concrete and glass bat The wheels do turn by

The wheels do turn by hand but it doesn't really roll

More concerned with expression than with form

There is a water stain over the left edge of the pale pink Peony near the bottom

and decidedly modern

5 1/4" long x 2 1/2" tall x 2 13/16" wide

Beautiful Early Wooden Doll from Salamanca, New York concrete and glass bat The wheels do turn byI purchased early doll this from a dealer with very wonderful things, and know from a note that it came from Salamanca, New York, located inside the Allegany Indian Reservation, and governed by the Seneca Nation. Whether it is Native American or not I am not certain, but definitely it is an early one, in keeping with early American bedpost dolls. And what a beautiful thing, Shaker esque in its simplicity and perfect proportions, with a fantastic dry