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Description
8" (20 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head with
elongated throat,black sculpted hair in
elaborately rolled curls at the sides of forehead
that frame a very high arrangement of braids and
curls at the crown,painted eyes,brows,closed mouth
and cheek blush,slender kid body with wooden
limbs. Condition: generally excellent. Comments:
Germany,circa 1840. Value Points: with rare
coiffure and excellent state of preservation,the
little so-called milliner"s model wears her
original dress and pantalets.