Very Rare Porcelain Doll with TPM Markings

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24" (61 cm). Porcelain shoulderhead with slender facial modeling, elongated throat, sloping shoulders, black sculpted hair drawn smoothly around the sides of face, below the sculpted ears and into a coiled bun at the back of the head, paled blue upper glancing eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, aquiline nose with nostril accent dots, closed mouth with center accent line, muslin stitch-jointed body, brown leather arms with stitched and separated fingers, sewn-on red leather boots. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: TPM (blue stamp with symbol, inside head). Comments: circa 1855. Value Points: very rare signed porcelain doll with unusual hair design, original body and fine original gown and undergarments.