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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head with plump facial
modeling,blue/grey glass enamel eyes,dark
eyeliner,painted lashes,feathered brows,mauve
blushed eye-shadow,accented eye corners and
nostrils,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced
ears,original blonde mohair curly wig over
original pink plaster pate,composition and wooden
eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight
wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Bte
SGDG 1( head) 1 (impressed on pate) Sch (in shield
mark stamp on derriere). Condition: generally
excellent. Comments: Schmitt et Fils,circa 1880.
Value Points: beautiful expression,painting and
bisque,original wig,pate,body,and body finish,and
presented in her original trunk with old 1879
Paris labels,along with two lift-out trays and an
original trousseau comprising blue dress with
matching woven bonnet,aqua light woolen dress with
hand-made lace edging and sleeves along with
matching knitted bonnet,brown woolen dress with
matching jacket,three additional capes or
jackets,woven straw bonnet with silk trim,fur
collar,original muslin shift,three night
shifts,four undergarments,two pique bibs,ruffled
cap,knit socks,bebe stays,pique jacket,purse,comb
and brush,and wearing original earrings,matching
undergarments,knit stockings,and leather shoes
with silver medallions.