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Description
24" (61 cm.) Wax-over-papier-mache lady with slender oval face and elegant elongated
throat,large bright blue glass inset eyes,eyeliner and single stroke brows,accented
nostrils,closed mouth with center accent line,pierced ears,blonde mohair wig in elaborately-
braided and curled coiffure,polished chintz body with papier-mache arms and lower
legs,painted yellow gloves and brown and black boots,attached stockings,beautiful royal blue
taffeta gown with lace overlay,blue silk roses on dress and in hair,multi-layered
undergarments. Condition: generally excellent,small dent in wax under throat. Comments:
Germany,circa 1875,probably Dressel,from the "yellow gloves" series of "Staatdamen" (society
ladies); the fashionable adult lady dolls were created simultaneously with the French bisque
poupees of the mid-1870s era and competed for that market. Value Points: very beautiful face
with dramatic eyes,fancy gloves have two button closure,luxurious large size. The doll was
featured in an article by Estelle Johnston "German Wax Ladies" in Doll Reader,February 1993.