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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged
bisque shoulder plate,slender-shaped face,blue
glass enamel inset eyes,painted lashes,lightly
feathered brows,accented eye corners and
nostrils,aquiline nose,closed mouth with slightly
smiling expression on the pale accented
lips,pierced ears,auburn mohair wig over cork
pate,French kid poupee body with square cut
collarette,gusset-jointing of elbows,hips and
knees,stitched and separated fingers,shapely
torso. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: E
(head and shoulder plate). Comments: Leon Casimir
Bru,circa 1873,the model was deposed by Bru in
1873. Value Points: rare deposed facial model
with lovely expression,near pristine original Bru
body,with superb hand-sewn nun's habit that the
doll has owned for more than 130 years,comprising
blue homespun
gown,sleevelets,cap,coiffe,veil,collar,undergarmen
ts,tassel,boots,lined basket.