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Description
21" (53 cm). Of very thick hand-pressed porcelain
with oval-shaped face and elongated throat and
black sculpted hair in most unusual arrangement,
having waved curls from center part drawn behind
the ears, decorated with stippling above the
ears, and combed into wide poufs at the crown and
loosely coiled braids and rolls onto the
shoulders. The doll has sculpted detail of
eyelids enhanced by red and black upper eyeliner,
shaded blue eyes with upper glancing pupils,
accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth
with center accent line suggesting a demure
smile. The body is hand-stitched French kid
leather with shapely torso and porcelain arms to
above the elbows. The costume is a delicate blue
patterned cotton gown and jacket with embroidered
blouse, undergarments, stockings and shoes. The
doll is incised _8_ on shoulder plate and red
lettered _14_ inside. Circa 1870. From the
Collection of Mildred Seeley.