#59

German Porcelain Lady Doll with Brown Hair
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Description
24" (61 cm). Having very plump face and throat, the pale-complexioned porcelain doll has light brown hair arranged in elaborate finger curls, with tiny curls onto the forehead and tumbling onto the shoulders, arranged curls at the crown held by a painted black comb, fully sculpted ears with excellent detail, pale blue painted eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single stroke brown brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with accent line between the pale lips, blushed cheeks, later muslin stitch-jointed body, kid leather arms. The doll wears a vintage style gown of antique fabrics, undergarments, and old leather boots. Circa 1880. From the Collection of Mildred Seeley.