28" (71 cm.) (excluding coronet). Solid domed paper mache shoulder head with black painted pate, oval shaped face with elongated strong throat, black enamel inset eyes, delicately painted lashes, thick brush stroked brows, aquiline shaped nose with accented nostrils, closed mouth, pale accented lips, brunette human hair, original kid lady body with shapely torso, one piece shapely legs and arms, stitched and separated fingers and toes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Circa 1845, the lady doll wears her original ivory satin gown with gold metallic embroidery and fringe, ivory sash, aqua satin floor-length cape, slippers, and a long veil that cascades from a silver coronet decorated with faux-diamonds and silk flowers. The doll is mounted upon her original wooden stand with painted decorations (see inset photo),and has her original medal with cutwork paper flowers and decorations detailing the doll's significance. Value Points: superb preservation of the rare and large early doll, the complexion, painting and body in perfect pristine state, the costume original; the doll was exhibited for many decades in the famous Musee Roybet-Fould outside of Paris.