Amazingly Constructed Small First Communion Doll small carved boar the second at 16 months

the second at 16 months

4 1/2" long x 3 3/8" tall x 3 1/4" wide

Pen and ink

and there are eight very tiny holes forming a pattern on the front

and is pretty rare

Amazingly Constructed Small First Communion Doll small carved boar the second at 16 monthsI'm not in the least religious, but I find myself attracted to all sorts of religious objects, and this little doll feels pretty miraculous to me. The paper tag pinned to her dress is partially torn, but certainly read First Communion, and perhaps _ in Venezia (Venice) after that? So perhaps she was made as a souvenir doll, and an incredibly constructed one in any case, with carefully cut paper for her hands, one of which wraps around a fabric candle,