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Description
16" (42 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head with rounded facial shape, black sculpted hair in center-part with "wing" curls above the modeled ears and finger curls at back of head, black glass "flirty" eyes, painted upper lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body, leather arms, wearing early muslin print dress with high yoke, full sleeves, undergarments, red kid slippers. Condition: very good, some possible long-ago retouch. Comments: Germany, circa 1865. Value Points: dear small model with unusual coiffure, well-functioning flirty eyes, early body and costume.