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Description
20" (51 cm.) One-piece carved wooden head and shapely
torso,slender elongated face with well-defined carving of eye
sockets,eyelids,strong nose,closed mouth with slight smile,painted
blue eyes,tendrils of blonde hair beneath attached coiffure,dowel-
jointed shoulders and elbows of wooden arms,wooden carved one-
piece legs,painted white stockings,and orange shoes with gold
painted buckles. Condition: generally excellent. Comments:
Continental and late 18th century. Value Points: most expressive
features with finely-painted detail,wearing fine original
embroidered silk costume with metallic thread detail,matching cap.
Ex-Collection Margaret Woodbury Strong.