A rare early George I English carved and painted wooden doll...

A rare early George I English carved and painted wooden doll with provenance, circa 1720, the finely carved and painted gesso face with inserted black enamel eyes and red dots to each corner, delicate dots for eyelashes and brows in one fine line with dots above, nicely carved ears, delicate mouth and blushed cheeks, shoulder length brown nailed on wig with fringe and curls, long neck to sloped shoulders and torso tapering to waist with rounded hips, cloth upper arms with finely carved lower arms and fork hands, peg-jointed legs at hips, and knees with square feet, wearing original ivory silk gown decorated with floral and trailing vine pattern with pink, blue and purple flowers, with long sleeves and gathered at waist with fine net apron and white cotton petticoats, 15” (38cm) tall, (condition: tiny re-touch to side of nose), Provenance: the doll has a paper note written in black ink pinned to the lining of her skirt that reads ‘This doll was given to Mrs Mackinnon of Mackinnon by her mother Lady Hood of Avalon, in March 1912, Lady Hoods mother was a daughter to Dr Marshall, Canon of Windsor. This doll belonged to her and Lady Hood said when she gave it to Mrs Mackinnon that it had been nearly 200 years in the Marshall family’.