$575
Early Papier-mch} Shoulder Head Lady Doll, Germany, c. 1840s, brown painted eyes, smile, black center-part hair, long curls onto shoulders, exposed ears (overall repaint to head), cloth body, separate fingers, period white cotton undergarments, turkey red cotton print dress, ht. 27 in. N.B. Doll has envelope pinned to underwear containing pieces of 1840s newspaper found in doll's head.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2001-05-12