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Description
17" (45 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,pale blue glass enamel
eyes with darker blue rims,dark eyeliner,rose-blushed eye shadow,painted lashes and
feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced
ears,antique blonde hand-tied human hair wig (shown in photograph with equestrienne
costume) over cork pate,and original blonde mohair wig (shown in photograph of undressed
doll),all hollow-leather body with articulation at the shoulders,elbows,hips and knees.
Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa 1870,with original body deposed by
Clement in 1867; Clement,a shoemaker by trade,deposed a method for molding hollow
leather doll bodies just as one might mold a shoe on a form. The body that he designed was
exquisite,but perhaps due to their luxury nature,few were ever made. Value Points: the doll,an
exquisite treasure in itself,is perfectly-preserved with finest quality of bisque and
painting,and immaculate rare original body,and is enhanced with her remarkable trousseau
and fascinating provenance. The Provenance of Victoria and Her Trousseau