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16" (41 cm.) Bisque swivel head with very plump face, on kid-edged bisque shoulderplate, painted blue eyes with darker blue iris outlines in deeply set eye sockets, thick black upper eyeliner, black down-glancing pupils, all-around painted lashes, arched feathered brows, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and outlined lips, original blonde mohair wig in ringlet curls, cork pate, on blown leather body in the "mode enfantine" shape, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Poupee Brevete SGDG (stamp on torso). Comments: Adelaide Huret, circa 1867, on early rare Clement body of 1866 which was a durable hollow leather body that exactly copied the shape of the Huret gutta percha body, and was designed to serve that market. Value Points: an outstanding poupee whose rarity and wonderful preservation is enhanced, simply, by her beautiful presence. Included with the doll is an extensive trousseau of seven outstanding antique "mode enfantine" gowns in classic mauve and aqua silk and cottons, along with blue silk jacket, black leather cap with red flannel skirt, green woven day coat, lace cap and woven slippers. This very doll (in alternate dress) is featured in a full page photograph in The Huret Book by Francois and Danielle Theimer, page 181.