This is the little type of doll I was hoping to make out of wood, not happening any time soon, so I ended up making her soft bodies with Paperclay parts. Aside form the shoes the Paperclay is unpainted, just a prep sealer and gloss top coat on it. She's based on 1830s Apollo Knot hair style dolls and supposed to look a bit primitive.
I'm quite happy with how she came out, this is what she was intended to look like. Next step is the head and shoulder plate. I wanted to have the body made up first so I can be sure the shoulder plate will fit.