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Description
22" (56 cm.) Papier-mache shoulder head of adult
lady with elongated strong throat,black enamel
inset eyes,painted lashes,feathered brows,closed
mouth with outlined lips,accented nostrils and eye
corners,painted black pate under original braided
hand-knotted human hair wig,rare original body
with muslin-over wood upper torso having shapely
bosom and tiny waist,pink kid lower torso and
legs,kid arms with stitched and separated fingers.
Condition: generally excellent,some repair to kid
at wrists. Comments: for the French market,with
original French body,head probably by Andreas
Voit,circa 1840. Value Points: early doll with
fine original body,having her original knotted wig
in original braids,and elaborate original costume
and leather boots.