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Description
14" (36 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head of adult lady with oval-shaped face and elongated
throat,black sculpted hair in elaborate arrangements with three grand curls on either side of face
enhanced by stippling detail and a arranged curls and braids at her crown,painted facial
features,blue outlined eyes,painted brows,closed mouth,kid slender body with wooden lower
limbs,painted red shoes,wearing lovely antique costume that may be original with matching
bonnet,undergarments. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,circa 1850. Value
Points: rare coiffure and beautiful original complexion and painting.