Amazingly Constructed Small First Communion Doll gift for seamstress 2 1/2" in diameter

2 1/2" in diameter

6 3/8" tall and wide

Late 19th century or so I believe

This is signed N-H May 6 on the underside

with a wonderfully warm patina but no greening at all

Amazingly Constructed Small First Communion Doll gift for seamstress 2 1/2" in diameterI'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,