French Bisque Bebe E.J. by Jumeau in Early Couturier Costume

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15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, mauve blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, defined space between the shaded lips, pierced ears blonde mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Depose E. 6 J (head) Jumeau Medaille d'Or Paris (body). Comments: Emile Jumeau, circa 1884. Value Points: very beautiful bebe with entrancing expression, wearing bronze silk twill couturier early costume and matching bonnet, undergarments, leather boots.