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Description
18" (46 cm.) Lightly-tinted porcelain shoulder
head of adult lady with heart-shaped face,very
elongated throat,black sculpted hair waved away
from her face,captured by a sculpted hair band,and
enhanced with artistically-painted stippling
all-around the forehead; a long ringlet curl
behind each ear falls to the front or side of her
shoulders and the back of her hair is pulled up
and captured in an elaborate bouquet of ringlet
curls that tumble one on top of the other; with
delicately-painted facial features including
shaded blue eyes,red and black upper
eyeliner,single-stroke brows,aquiline nose with
accent dots,closed mouth with extended center
accent line,early muslin stitch-jointed body with
porcelain lower limbs,painted flat black
shoes,wearing early transfer-print cotton gown
with ribbon trim,and undergarments. Condition:
generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa
1850,Value Points: extremely rare model with
superbly sculpted hair and ears,beautiful painting
of features and complexion. The doll has two blue
ribbon awards from UFDC conventions,and was
acquired by June Ellen Lane from the Margaret
Hartshorn collection.