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Description
32" (81 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head of adult woman with oval-shaped face,strong elongated
throat,black sculpted hair with deep combmarks waved softly in front of sculpted ears to form
two finger curls behind each ear,tightly braided chignon at the back,large dark blue eyes,upper
eyeliner,fringed brows,accented nostrils of aquiline nose,closed mouth with accent line between
the lips,muslin stitch-jointed body,early cotton print gown,undergarments,leather shoes.
Condition: good,typical craquelure and possible long-ago over-varnishing. Comments:
Germany,circa 1840. Value Points: rare early doll in grand size,with fabulously detailed
coiffure,great presence.