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Description
4" (10 cm). The tiny doll with porcelain head,
painted black hair in tight curls to the head,
painted facial features, muslin body, porcelain
limbs, is clothed in her original tiny costume
composed of minute seashell particles; in
order to achieve the proper proportions for the
tiny doll, the mauve, grey and cream shells
were slivered and then re-attached in the
proper shapes of blouse, vest, skirt, apron,
petticoat and slippers. Condition: generally
excellent. Comments: French, circa 1860,
Value Points: diminutive size shell-costumed
doll from the Brittany coast has perfectly
preserved wonderful costume.