American Paper Mache Doll by Greiner with Rare Lacmann Body

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27" (69 cm.) Paper mache shoulderhead with plump rounded face, black sculpted hair with centerpart, sculpted curls framing the face and arranged short curls overall, painted turquoise eyes, painted upper lashes, single-stroke brows, closed mouth, muslin body with stitch-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, porcelain hands. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Greiner's Patent Heads (label partially legible). Comments: Ludwig Greiner, Philadelphia, circa 1875, with original Lacman body patented March 24, 1874. Value Points: original finish is well preserved on the cardinal American doll, rarely found with Lacman body, and with wonderful early costume with soutache embroidery.