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Description
18" (46 cm.) Solid domed paper mache head with
flat-cut neck socket,painted black delicate baby
curls,black enamel inset eyes,painted lashes and
brows,accented nostrils of upturned nose,closed
mouth with center accent line,paper mache upper
torso,lower torso,hands and feet,wooden lower
arms and legs,muslin midriff,upper arms and
legs,bellows "mama" crier in torso,loosely
jointed wrists and ankles to suggest newborn
babe. Condition: generally excellent. Comments:
Germany,circa 1860,the taufling style baby was
inspired by the Japanese Ichimatsu doll
introduced to the Western World at the 1850
London Exposition. Value Points: rare early model
with fine original finish,original body,blue silk
ribbons at joint limbs.