$500
Sold
sold
Click image to enlarge
Description
27" (69 cm.) Paper mache shoulderhead with plump rounded face, black sculpted hair with centerpart, sculpted curls framing the face and arranged short curls overall, painted turquoise eyes, painted upper lashes, single-stroke brows, closed mouth, muslin plump body with stitch-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Greiner's Patent Heads No. 8 Pat. March 30, '58 (original paper label). Comments: Ludwig Greiner, Philadelphia, circa 1858. Value Points: the early American doll has earliest period label of 1858, fine gleaming original painted finish, antique costume.