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Description
23" (58 cm.) Standing upon a flat velvet-covered
platform is a man with paper-mache head,brown
complexion,brown glass eyes,articulated eye
lids,hinged jaw,two rows of painted teeth,black
mohair goatee,coral lips,slender torso and legs of
paper-mache,their shape enhanced by tightly fitted
black tights and large red silk shoes. The man
wears red silk long-tailed jacket,ruffled
shirt,top hat,watch fob with faux-jewel,and
carries a long-stemmed banjo. Movements and Music.
Moving his head in a convoluted yet realistic
way,as though in time to the music,he open and
closes his eyelids,and open his mouth as though
singing in time to the music. He strums the
banjo,and music plays. Attributed to Leopold
Lambert,Paris,circa 1890. The highly theatrical
original costume complements and enhances his well
modeled character face.