The beloved dolls of Milly’s Miniatures were created by Mildred "Milly" Davis (1900–1973) of Greenfield, Indiana. These charming figures were originally sold in the gift shop of the Riley House, birthplace of children’s poet, James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916), with many of the characters derived from his poetry.

“The Butter & Egg Man” is rendered in needle sculpted cotton with a nicely embroidered and hand painted face with a cob pipe in his mouth and a head of grey yarn hair topped with a straw hat. On a body comprised of cotton over a wired armature, he wears a blue chambray shirt under blue cotton overalls and carries a chicken in one hand and a basket of eggs in the other. He is attached to a cardstock base that reads: Milly’s Miniatures From the Birthplace of James Whitcomb Riley
“The Butter & Egg Man”
Measures: 3” tall

$150.00

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