Rare Early Miniature Taufling Baby with Original Body

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7" (18 cm.) Solid domed porcelain shoulder head with flat-cut neck socket,painted little curls at each ear,painted facial features,blue eyes,red and black upper eyeliner,single stroke brows,closed mouth,paper-mache shoulder plate and lower torso,cloth midriff and upper arms and legs,wooden lower limbs,porcelain hands and feet,antique costume. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1860,the doll was inspired by the Japanese Ichimatsu doll first introduced to Western culture at the 1855 London International Exposition,and is considered the precursor of the later bebe or child doll. Value Points: rare model with original body in wonderful petite size.