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Description
11" (28 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with head
leaning upward and to the side,having angular
slender face,elongated throat and defined throat
hollow and bosom,painted brown eyes in
intaglio-cut sockets,grey feathered brows,red and
black upper eyeliner,and closed mouth. She has
grey/brown hair with striated brush-marks arranged
in casual curls around the face and partially
sculpted ears,the remainder of her hair pulled
back into a loosely-coiled chignon. Her body is
muslin with porcelain lower limbs,painted
shoes,and she wears an antique muslin gown with
lace and silk ribbons. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: (Kister blue symbol inside
shoulder plate). Comments: A.W. Fr.
Kister,successor to Dressel & Kister,circa 1890.
Value Points: exquisite painting of hair details
and facial features