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10" (25 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with blonde sculpted hair drawn away from her face and held
by a black painted hair-band,bright-blue painted eyes,painted facial features,closed
mouth,carton torso and skirt which encloses the hidden clockwork mechanism,kid arms,metal
feet. When wound,the lady alternately lifts her feet up and down as though walking. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: Patented July 15th,1862; also in Europe,20 December 1892 (base of
skirt). Comments: the design was patented by Enoch Morrison,and made by Martin & Runyon of
New York,circa 1862,using a variety of different bisque,china and paper-mache heads from
European suppliers. Value Points: the doll wears her splendid original aqua silk gown with lace
trim and extended train,designed to sweep elegantly along the floor as she glides along.