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Description
20" (51 cm.) Solid domed bisque shoulder head,very
pale bisque contrasting plump facial
modeling,cobalt blue glass eyes,dark
eyeliner,lightly-painted lashes,accented nostrils
of small nose,closed mouth with outlined lips,ears
pierced into her head,blushed cheeks,original
commercial muslin body designed to sit or
stand,bisque forearms and hands,brunette
human-hair wig in hand-stitched braids. Condition:
generally excellent,one thumb tip chipped.
Comments: Germany,circa 1870. Value Points: very
rare and beautiful early wigged model with cobalt
blue eyes,original body,wearing original folklore
costume,probably Danish,of velvet and wool with
silk trim,undergarments,leather boots. With
original frail paper note "Carry" with foreign
language notes and date of Dec 18,1870,along with
her blue ribbon award from UFDC convention in 1963.