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Description
24" (61 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head of adult lady with slender face and elongated throat, sculpted black hair with combmarked details drawn into formed loops in front of the sculpted ears, and gathered into a braided chignon and ringlet curls at the back, painted facial features, brown eyes, black upper eyeliner and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, muslin body with shapely torso, wooden arms and legs. Condition: complexion re-varnished, body is new. Comments: Germany, circa 1840. Value Points: regal and commanding presence with superbly sculpted hair, antique gown.