Gorgeous French Bisque Poupee with Wooden Body and Extensive Trousseau

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17" (43 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with very pale bisque,brilliant cobalt blue eyes,delicately- painted lashes and brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accent line between the lips,unpierced ears,beautiful original pale mohair wig with braided coronet over cork pate,French kid-over-wooden body with dowel-jointing at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,bisque lower arms and hands. Condition: generally excellent,three bisque fingers broken at the knuckles. Comments: French,circa 1860. Value Points: having a gorgeous face,original wig and wooden articulated body,the poupee also owns an extensive antique trousseau,comprising the bronze silk taffeta gown she is wearing along with matching bonnet with tulle cap,cotton day dress,brown cashmere gown with matching cape,silk fitted jacket,patterned long cape,and the following accessories: six additional superb bonnets,three bone-handled parasols with original silk cover,four pair of leather gloves,three hankies,five pairs of leather boots including a pair signed C.C. and another pair signed J.J.,wooden shake box with stenciled decorations,laced cotton corset,velvet dressing mirror with ormolu cherub crest,little box labeled Tiffany & Co with a leather necessaire case,miniature sachet envelope stamped Tiffany & Co,superb oval jewelry case with bail handle and having magenta silk interior containing two necklaces,amber necklace,deck of cards,gold tooled leather folio with playing cards,bone hair brush and mirror,two fans,perfume bottle,woven racquet,packages of needles,bone-handled jump rope,bone opera glasses,lorgnette on chain,wooden framed pincushion labeled "Happy X-mas",two leather purses (one with leather belt),brass head band,very rare ormolu candle holder with attached wick scissors,and three various books,plus an assortment of original undergarments. The doll has a 1983 UFDC blue ribbon award.