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Description
25" (64 cm.) Felt swivel head with oval-shaped lady face and elongated throat, pressed and painted facial features, blue side-glancing eyes, brown upper eyeshadow, lushly-painted lashes, high brows, accented nostrils, heart-shaped lips, long mohair wig in long ringlet curls, felt arms, cloth elongated legs with stitch-jointing at hips and knees, high heel posed feet. Condition: very good, face is excellent, felt jacket and bonnet are faded and one small moth hole at back of jacket. Comments: Lenci, series 165, with so-called "Gish" face modeling, early 1930s. Value Points: beautiful and well-preserved facial painting, original costume comprising organdy skirt with tiered ruffes, hooped petticoat, pantalets, stockings, blue felt heels, blue felt fitted jacket and wide-brimmed bonnet, felt flower corsage and felt flowers in bonnet. The actual doll is shown in the book, Lenci, The History and the Dolls, by Nancy Lazenby, page 59.