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Description
11" (28 cm.) Solid domed paper mache shoulder head with black painted pate and cut slit at center crown for insertion of human hair,painted facial features,bright blue eyes,one-stroke brows,very firm torso with padded bosom,kid arms and legs,stitched mitten hands. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa 1840. Value Points: rare early paper mache with original wig,original tacked-on muslin and net costume with unusual decorations. Value Points: nearly two centuries of age,the diminutive fashion lady is well-preserved and original.