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24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, dark painted lashes, rose-blushed eyeshadow, brushstroked and feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with outlined shaded lips, pierced ears, brunette hand-tied human hair braids over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent, original body and body finish. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau Bte SGDG 11 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris. Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1886. Value Points: beautiful eyes and modeling including impressed chin and philtrum dimples, fine multi-layered antique costume. Provenance: Ex-collection Washington Dollhouse and Toy Museum.