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Description
20" (51 cm.). Hand-pressed pink-tinted porcelain lady hay cameo-shaped face with elongated throat, black sculpted hair with hair drawn smoothly away from face and into a coiled bun at the back of the head, painted facial features, shaded blue eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, old muslin stitch-jointed body with pink-tinted porcelain arms, pale green silk taffeta gown, undergarments, leather boots. CONDITION: Generally excellent. COMMENTS: Germany, circa 1850. VALUE POINTS: Rare early model with wonderful characterlike expression featuring emphasized eyelids and smiling expression.