26" (66 cm.) Pressed bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, thick dark eyeliner, delicately painted lashes, brush-stroked and multi-feathered brows, mauve blushed eye shadow, accented eye corners, shaded nostrils, closed mouth, defined space between the shaded and outlined lips, separately applied pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden eight-loose-ball-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent, original body finish. Marks: 12 (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884, an early model of the beloved wistful bebe known as "triste" (sad). Value Points: finest quality luminous bisque, deep paperweight eyes, great expression, original body and body finish, and wearing original Jumeau cream cashmere wool dress, woven bonnet with gathered silk on inside brim, undergarments, Jumeau socks, black leather shoes signed "Paris Depose 12".