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Description
33" (84 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head, sculpted short hair with deeply-modeled curls waved behind the fully-sculpted ears, stippled details of feathering around the face, black glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes, impressed nostrils, brushstroked brows, closed mouth, original slender cloth body with stitch-shaped jointing, stitched and separated fingers, elongated limbs and defined high-waisted torso. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: for the French market, circa 1840. Value Points: grand-sized poupee with very fine modeling and painting, beautifully sculpted hair, original body, and wearing exquisite original high-waisted gown.