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Description
16" (41 cm.) Pink-tinted porcelain head with flat-cut neck socket on original shoulder plate,plump rounded facial shape,painted facial features,dark blue down-glancing eyes,black upper eyeliner,painted lashes,lightly feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,blonde mohair curly wig over cork pate with original stringing screw in pate,softly stuffed kid torso with seating pull-string,one-piece gutta percha arms,kid legs with gusset-jointed hips and kid-over- wooden ball-joints at knees,wearing delicate coral cotton dress with patterned floral borders,undergarments,red kidskin slippers,woven bonnet with coral ribbons,and beaded reticule. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (Rohmer oval stamp on torso). Comments: Leontine Rohmer,circa 1858. Value Points: rare early poupee whose delicate expression is complemented by pink-tinted complexion,dark eyes,and having various rare and early Rohmer depose systems in her construction including neck pivot and body style.