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Description
23" (58 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head of adult lady with elongated slender face,strong
throat,modeled bosom and pronounced shoulders,black sculpted hair waved smoothly around
the sides of forehead to form into two clusters of arranged finger curls,and then smoothed back
into a tightly-braided chignon at the nape,black glass "flirty" eyes,painted all-around
lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,muslin
body with stitch-jointing,kid hands. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa
1845. Value Points: rare flirty eyes are enhanced by wonderful coiffure,rare modeling details of
bosom and shoulders,original body,wonderful antique costume including bonnet. The doll is
shown in German Papier-Mache Dolls by Grafnitz,page 105.