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21" (53 cm.) Solid domed paper mache shoulder head with oval face and elongated throat, black glass enamel eyes, delicately-painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, black painted pate under original human hair coiffure in elaborately-arranged braids, slender hand-stitched kid body with gusset-jointing at the hips, slender legs, stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French, circa 1840. Value Points: the elegant lady has original coiffure, and wears original silk/linen costume with elaborate black velvet and lace trim, undergarments, pearls, silk flower corsage, leather slippers.