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Description
25" (63 cm). Porcelain shoulder head doll has
slightly pink tinted complexion, black sculpted
hair in center-part drawn loosely away from the
face into a coiled bun at the back of head,
rounded facial modeling and plump elongated
throat, upper glancing shaded blue eyes with red
and black upper eyeliner, single stroke black
brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with
center accent line, muslin body with stitch-
jointing, sewn-on stockings, leather arms,
wearing brown silk gown, undergarments, leather
boots. The doll is wearing brown silk gown,
undergarments, leather boots, and is marked _5Y_
in red script on back inside shoulder plate,
and _10_ imprinted on front outside shoulder
plate. Circa 1865. From the Collection of Mildred
Seeley.