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Description
17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate,oval face with elongated
throat,blonde sculpted hair with very elaborate
coiffure of looped curls,woven coronet of
braids,and tiny ringlet curls at her forehead
crowned with a black ribbon,sculpted pierced
ears,cobalt blue enamel eyes,dark eyeliner,painted
lashes,feathered brows,accented nostrils of
aquiline nose,closed mouth with center accented
lips,muslin stitch-jointed body with leather arms
and sewn-on leather boots,antique costume.
Condition: generally excellent. Comments:
Germany,circa 1870,the doll was owned by Josephine
Richard Mairs of Centerville,Iowa,born in 1867;
included is a photograph of eight-year-old
Josephine holding the doll. Value Points: very
rare and elaborate coiffure,glass eyes,and
provenance with photograph.