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Description
21" (53 cm). Bisque shoulderhead of adult woman
with slender cameo-shaped face and elongated
throat is raised haughtily, brown glass sleep
eyes, dark eyeliner encircles the eyecut, painted
lashes, single stroke brows, accented nostrils,
closed mouth with primly arranged lips, brunette
mohair wig over plaster pate, original slender
kid body with dart-shaping, pin-jointing, bisque
lower arms with slender hands. Condition:
generally excellent. Comments: Kestner, circa
1900, the doll was modeled after the
illustrations of American artist Charles Dana
Gibson, and was known as Gibson Girl. Value
Points: fine original condition of the artist-
designed society lady doll, with choice bisque,
original wig, pate, body, antique Edwardian era
costume.