#32

German Porcelain Doll in Folklore Costume of Amager, Denmark
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$900
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Description

13" (33 cm.) Porcelain shoulder head with short black painted hair in boyish fashion, stippled curls around the forehead, painted facial features, closed mouth, muslin body, porcelain lower arms and legs with painted flat black shoes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1865, the doll is wearing its original elaborate folklore costume from the historic seaport island of Amager nearby Copenhagen comprising multi-layered undergarments, padded bodice under silk blouse with gilt braid and beads, hand-stitched apron, silk ribbon sash.