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Description
16" (40 cm). The fashion lady has pressed bisque
swivel head with full cheeks, slightly elongated
throat, on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,
cobalt blue glass enamel inset eyes, dark
eyeliner, painted lashes, arched feathered brows,
accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth
with outlined lips, ears pierced into head,
blonde mohair wig in elaborate original coiffure
with rolls and braids, and her kid fashion body
with slender proportions, tiny waist, shapely
derriere, gusset-jointed elbows, hips and knees,
stitched and separated fingers (one finger worn
away). She wears an elegant blue woolen suit with
black velvet trim and silk covered buttons, black
skirt, undergarments, leather shoes. The doll is
marked _L. Depose D._ on her back shoulder plate.
Attributed to Louis Doleac. Circa 1865.