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Description
5" (12 cm.) All-bisque doll with one-piece head and torso,peg-jointed bisque arms and
legs,large blue glass inset eyes,painted lashes,thick brush-stroked brows,closed mouth,brunette
mohair wig,painted white stockings and lavender ankle boots with black accents. Condition:
generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1890. Value Points: rare doll with lavender
boots,presented in wooden hand-painted doll trunk,wearing lovely hand-sewn gown,and owning
a trousseau of eight additional costumes,each hand-made in a simple manner,and with two
costumes for a gentleman doll,one being a "tuxedo",also handmade. A note is included "Dolls of
Helen Mar and Caroline Moore Edson" along with a hand-written wedding invitation of 1893.