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Description
18" (46 cm.) Paper-mache solid domed shoulder head of lady with
oval face,elongated throat,modeled bodice,brown glass inset
eyes,painted brown skull cap with black border,painted
lashes,single stroke brows,aquiline nose,closed mouth with
outlined lips,muslin stitch-jointed body,composition lower
arms,silk gown,undergarments. Condition: generally excellent,some
light craquelure on shoulder plate. Comments: Germany,circa 1865.
Value Points: rare model with distinctively-painted cap beneath
original black silk cap,original unusually-shaped body.