16" (41 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, blue glass enamel inset eyes with rich depth, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brush-stroked brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with defined space between the outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 5 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1880, one of the earliest period bebes. Value Points: the doll wears an original ice blue silk dress with cashmere jacket, silk cap, undergarments, Jumeau socks and leather shoes signed Bebe Jumeau, and owns an early doll trunk with extensive trousseau comprising three additional dresses, undergarments, bonnet, cape, and others