32" (81 cm.) Sculpted gesso head over paper and wire form, well defined painted features, grey upper glancing eyes, large black pupils, fringed brows, accented nostrils, slightly parted lips with defined teeth, shaded brown hair around the face, attached to original kid poupee body with gusset jointing, very plump limbs, stitched and separated fingers and toes, wearing antique woolen dress, linen pinafore with soutache embroidery, undergarments, leather boots, cloth bonnet. Condition: generally excellent, the back of head is unfinished suggesting possibly there was an original wig. Comments: French, late 19th century, fragments of newspaper used in head construction are French. Value Points: an intriguing mystery doll of great folk charm, with artful original painting, an early silk dress (extremely frail) found with the doll is included.