A rare mid 19th century Kister china shoulder-head boy doll with jointed wooden body, with blue painted upward glancing eyes, red eyelid line, nostrils and lips, exposed ears, black painted and moulded brushed forward wavy hair with strokes coming onto face, the shoulders with six tie holes, string and wooden pegs attaching to a jointed wooden body with china forearms, the right arm with clenched fist for holding an object and lower legs with red painted shoes, heavy white cotton shirt with mother of pearl buttons and red embroidered initials ‘RW’ and cream trousers —16in. (41cm.) high (a little rub to nose tip)