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Description
12" (30 cm). Solid domed porcelain swivel
head with sculpted and painted brown hair
waved away from face, behind the sculpted
ears, into short curls and held by gold painted
headband, with cloth midriff disguising
"mama" bellows crier, porcelain lower torso,
cloth upper legs, porcelain lower arms and
legs. Condition: generally excellent.
Comments: Germany, circa 1860. Value
Points: wonderfully characterized impish face,
rare brown hair with headband, all original
parts, working "mama" crier, rare taufling crier
body, original costume including straw
bourrelet cap to protect the head of young
child just learning to walk.