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21" (53 cm.) Poured wax shoulder head with very plump face, cobalt blue glass inset eyes, painted lashes and brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth with center accent line, rooted blonde mohair wig, softly-stuffed muslin body, poured wax arms and legs. Condition: generally excellent, light fading of lips. Comments: English, attributed to Montanari, circa 1865. Value Points: wearing beautiful original ivory silk gown with exquisite lace trim, matching bonnet, undergarments, slippers. Ex-Stein am Rhein Museum Collection from which it was acquired by Lorna Lieberman.