German Papier-Mache Doll with Rare Coiffure,as Gentleman Scholar

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8 1/2" (22 cm.) Papier-mache shoulder head with black painted hair looped to expose the ears and captured in a well-defined braided chignon,painted facial features,blue eyes,black upper eyeliner and one-stroke brows,closed mouth,slender kid body with wooden lower limbs,painted black flat shoes. Condition: generally excellent,early retouch of paint. Comments: Germany,circa 1840,although designed with woman's coiffure,the doll,curiously,wears its original gentleman scholar's costume with wool plaid pants,wool jacket,silk vest,shirt front and tie,scholar's robe with velvet collar and velvet cap.