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Description
20" (51 cm). The serene faced woman has an oval-
shaped paper mache shoulder head with black
painted solid-domed pate, elongated throat, high
forehead, black glass enamel inset eyes, lightly
feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye
corners, closed mouth with accent line between
the lips, early blonde mohair wig. The French
body is of (faded) rose kid with shapely torso
and one piece shaped legs and arms, stitched and
separated fingers. She wears a cream cotton
fashion gown, undergarments, stockings, shoes,
green silk bonnet and carries woven lidded
basket. Circa 1850. In the style of doll heads
made by the firm of Andreas Voit of
Hildsburghausen, Germany for the French market.