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Description
18" (46 cm.) Solid domed paper mache shoulder head
of slender-faced lady with black painted
pate,elongated throat,painted downcast blue
eyes,black upper eyeliner,aquiline nose,closed
mouth,blushed cheeks,original black mohair wig in
braids,slender pink kid poupee body with
gusset-jointed hips,stitched and separated
fingers. Condition: generally excellent,original
finish. Comments: French,circa 1840. Value Points:
an especially beautiful face with fine modeled
details and original finish,wearing original silk
costume with lace fichu,silk apron with
bead-trimmed lace edging.