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Description
14" (36 cm.) Bisque shoulder head of adult lady
with oval-shaped face,elongated throat,and having
painted pale blue eyes under heavy eyelids,black
and red upper eyeliner,single stroke
brows,aquiline nose with slightly upturned
tip,accented eye corners and nostrils,closed mouth
with defined white space between the outlined
lips. Her beautifully detailed black sculpted hair
with over-all comb-marks is waved away her face
with a center widow-s peak,and an arranged coronet
of curls that gather at the nape to form an
elaborately woven bun. She has a later muslin
stitch-jointed body with bisque lower
limbs,painted shoes.and wears antique muslin gown
with undergarments. Condition: generally
excellent. Marks: 14.B (outside shoulder plate).
Comments: Germany,circa 1870,attributed to Conta &
Boehme.