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Description
18" (46 cm.) Bisque socket head,blue glass sleep eyes,mohair lashes,painted lower
lashes,brush-stroked brows,accented nostrils,open mouth with shaded lips,four tiny
teeth,dimpled lip corners and chin,pierced ears,original brunette hand-tied human hair wig
arranged in an upswept fashion,French composition fully-jointed lady body with modeled
bosom and tiny waist. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: 1159 Germany dep Simon &
Halbig 6 (head) Diplome d'Honneur (body). Comments: for the French market,circa 1900.
Value Points: pristine condition overall,wearing her exquisite original traditional wedding
costume of Rouen,France,comprising two-piece rose sateen gown with black velvet
trim,matching silk satin tablier,ivory silk sash with silk metallic
trim,undergarments,stockings,shoes,jewelry,and a superb embroidered lace coiffe which
elegantly captures her chignon. The petticoat has original ink-inscribed note "Normandie,Pays
de Caux,Environs de Rouen". The doll was a two-page feature in the book French Dolls in
Folklore Costumes by Florence Theriault with detail photos of costume elements,page 14/15.