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Description
5" (13 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head,blue glass enamel inset eyes,painted lashes and
brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,blonde mohair wig,peg-jointed bisque arms and
legs,painted stockings,black ankle boots. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa
1882,models of the doll described as "poupee mignonette" wearing "costume de nourrice"
(governess) were illustrated in Parisian Etrennes catalogs of the era. Value Points: an especially
beautiful face,the little doll wears her original costume of silk dress and cape,coiffe of
Normandy,and carries little baby in lace-edged muslin gown.