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Description
14" (35 cm). Having pale bisque shoulderplate,
oval face, slightly elongated throat, brown
sculpted hair waved away from face into arranged
finger curls at back of head, stippling detail of
hair around the forehead, painted blue eyes, red
and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows,
accented nostrils, pierced ears, closed mouth
with center accent line. The doll has a modeled
blue headband with gilt edging and white dots and
pink ribbon at the side. Her bodice is decorated
with painted rick-rack, and Dresden glazed
ruffled edging and gold bead necklace. The body
is stitch-jointed muslin with shapely waist. The
doll wears a white embroidered muslin gown and
undergarments. Marked _3_ inside the
shoulderplate. Attributed to Dornheim, Koch &
Fischer of Germany, circa 1870. From the
Collection of Mildred Seeley.