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Description
25" (64 cm.) Art-plaster sculpted head with sculpted up-swept red hair, painted facial features, blue painted eyes, closed mouth with serious expression, padded armature body, posable arms, posed on original wooden stand labeled with her name and 1885. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Minnie M. Fiske purchased by J.H. Hoffheimer, 1937 Traphagen School (original cloth label on costume). Comments: designed by Lilli Baitz, portraying the New Orleans born stage actress, Minnie Maddern Fiske (1865-1932) celebrated for her portrayals in serious drama. Value Points: wearing bronze green velvet fitted gown with (frail) blue silk panniers, pleated hem, and bodice insert trimmed with pink bows. With original labeled leather travel case.