#101

Grand-Sized American Paper-Mache Doll with Early Patent Date Mark
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Description
34" (86 cm.) Paper-mache shoulder head with black sculpted hair waved behind the ears into short finger curls,painted turquoise eyes,painted upper lashes,single-stroke brows,closed mouth,muslin stitch-jointed body,leather arms,antique blue silk dress and undergarments. Condition: very good,slight paint rubs on hair. Marks: Greiner Patent Heads No. 12 Pat. Mar 30,'58. Comments: Ludwig Greiner,circa 1858,Philadelphia. Value Points: rare large size of the important American doll with early patent date marking.