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Description
21" (53 cm.) Solid domed paper mache shoulder head, black painted pate with stippled detail around the face, tiny black glass enamel inset eyes, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, open mouth, two upper and two lower teeth, early kid gusset-jointed body, stitched and separated fingers. Condition: generally excellent, some slight re-touch on hair. Comments: French, circa 1850, with head from the works of Andreas Voit. Value Points: very sturdy original body, appealing expression, the doll wears her original cream silk taffeta dress, undergarments, shoes and socks.