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Description
25" (64 cm.) Solid domed paper mache shoulderhead with oval-shaped face and strong elongated throat, black enamel inset eyes, painted lower lashes, feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with heart-shaped upper lip, muslin stitch-jointed body, leather arms. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1840. Value Points: fine original lustrous finish, with superb original wig in elaborate looped braids, early costume.