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Description
32" (81 cm.) Solid domed paper-mache shoulder head with oval face and elongated throat,black painted pate under original hand-tied brunette human hair wig,small black enamel eyes,delicately painted lashes and brows,open mouth,upper and lower square-cut teeth,early kid poupee body with shapely waist and rounded derriere,shapely legs,stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa 1840. Value Points: rare grand size of the early fashion poupee,with original finish,and wearing original homespun costume.