#93

Early French Paper MachePoupee"Magalina" with Trousseau
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$2,300
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Description
18" (45 cm.) Paper macheshoulder head,black painted pate,black enamel eyes,painted lashes and brows,accented nostrils,open mouth with two upper and two lower teeth,brunettehand-tied human hair wig with original ringlet curls,pink kid shapely lady torso and legs,stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa 1860. ValuePoints: theearly poupeehas original body and wig,owns a trousseau including print cotton gown with matching pantalets and bonnet,aprons,jacket,undergarments,additional bonnets,homespun stays,and is preserved in her original wooden box with her original name"Magaline" lettered on its lid.