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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque socket head,brown glass paperweight inset
eyes,dark eyeliner,tentatively-painted lashes,brush-stroked and
feathered brows,rose-blushed eye shadow,accented nostrils and eye
corners,closed mouth with pale outlined lips,pierced ears,brunette
human hair wig over cork pate,French composition and wooden eight-
loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: 6 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body).
Comments: Emile Jumeau,circa 1878. Value Points: the sweet-faced
first period bebe by Jumeau has most endearing expression,original
signed body,and wears original Jumeau costume comprising white
cotton dress,with aqua silk rosettes,undergarments,cap with velvet
pom-poms,original chemise,and original aqua socks and shoes with
aqua rosettes incised E. Jumeau Med d'Or 1878 Paris,and has
original Jumeau chemise.