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Item Description:Up for sale is a beautiful, highly collectible vintage 1998 primitive folk art witch shelf-sitter doll. This incredible artisan piece was meticulously handmade by maker D.L. Morgan, who masterfully executed the rare, discontinued "What A Witch" pattern by Hickety Pickety (originally designed by talented artist Sonja Sandell).This authentic collector's piece is hand-signed and dated on the inner torso fabric: "Happy Haunting..." D.L. Morgan (another talented artist)1998.This doll boasts an incredible amount of texture, quirky character, and premium details that make it a stellar center attraction for any traditional country, colonial, or "grungy" primitive Halloween collection.Design Highlights:Official Hickety Pickety "What A Witch" Pattern: A classic, hard-to-find 30-inch primitive design featuring a deeply contoured fabric nose, hand-painted side-glancing eyes, a gap-toothed smile, and a massive mane of wild black crinkled raffia hair.Detailed Accents: Her signature black witch hat is accented with fine black tulle netting and three highly realistic, textured miniature faux pumpkins nestled on the brim.
Handmade Folk Signs: She holds a painted wooden rectangular sign that reads "Beware of Cats!" complete with a grinning black cat face. A classic wooden crescent ghost ornament hangs across her chest.Stitched "BOO" Gown: Her heavy black fabric dress features three large primitive stitched pumpkin patches across the front spelling out "B-O-O".Explicitly designed to sit. Her canvas-colored soft arms and legs that end in painted, primitive curled-toe witch boots with orange and green striped socks and hand stitched laces. Provenance: Clearly hand-inscribed, signed by the maker, and dated 1998 on the fabric body under her clothing layer.How are you Measurements:Total Length: here we Approx. 30 inches (An impressive, large-scale statement piece).Condition:Excellent vintage condition. Kept in a clean, smoke-free display environment. It features an intentional "grungy" weathered aging applied by the artist, which gives the fabrics and wood accents their beautiful, antique, time-worn appearance. All stitching, hair, signs, and accents are completely secure and intact. Item SpecificsBrand: Handmade / ArtisanArtist/Maker: D.L. MorganPattern pregnant Designer: Hickety Pickety (Sonja Sandell)Pattern Name: "What A Witch"Year Made: 1998Occasion: HalloweenTheme: Witch, Primitive Folk Art,Pumpkin
