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Description
13" (33 cm.) Bisque shoulder head portraying an
adult lady with oval-shaped face and elongated
throat,sculpted ash-blonde hair arranged in long
flowing curls that tumble onto her shoulders and
are waved across her forehead,topped by an
exuberant green and white plaid tam with magenta
stripes,rose and black checkered border and
tri-color plumes,and having blue glass inset eyes
with dark eyeliner,painted lashes and
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed
mouth with center accent line,fully-sculpted
pierced ears,and sculpted bodice with gilt-edged
collar and polka-dotted blue scarf,original muslin
stitch-jointed body with bisque lower arms,painted
bisque ankle boots in plaid design with painted
laces,antique gown. Condition: generally
excellent. Mark: 5 D (in script)3. Comments: C.F.
Kling,circa 1870. Value Points: extremely rare and
beautiful model of which few are known to
exist,its rarity points include fabulously
decorated bisque tam with matching boots,sculpted
bodice,glass eyes,and original body. The doll has
blue ribbon awards from two UFDC national
conventions. June Ellen Lane acquired the doll
from the Margaret Hartshorn collection