American Paper Mache Doll by Ludwig Greiner with Early 1858 Patent Date

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30" (76 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head with black sculpted hair in short tousled curls tucked behind her ears and with little spit curls at each side of forehead, painted blue eyes, black upper eyeliner and painted lashes, single stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent, light nose rub. Marks: Greiner's Improved Patent Heads March 30 ‘58 (original paper label). Comments: Ludwig Greiner, circa 1858. Value Points: original complexion and painted features and hair, early body, and wearing original costume (some frailty) with wonderful details.