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17" (43 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with plumply-modeled face,painted blue upper glancing eyes,thick black upper eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth with accent line between the lips,blonde lambswool wig over cork pate,gutta-percha body with dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent,some typical repairs on body. Marks: (original Huret stamp on torso). Comments: Adelaide Huret,circa 1858. Value Points: fine luminous complexion on the classic poupee who is wearing a superb costume of her era,comprising brown pique suit with black soutache trim,matching bonnet,undergarments,stockings,and black shoes that are unsigned Huret shoes.