Antique Papier-Mache 22 inch Chocolate Brown Hair Doll with Pink and White Gown

Description

Antique Papier-Mache Doll
The following listing is for a Antique Papier-Mache Doll with Pink and White Gown
Maker:   Maybe Greiner or Superior
Marked:
No identification but has 4 sew holes on front and back of shoulder-head.
Material:  Painted heavy papier-mache. Wood lower arms, papier-mache lower legs/feet and upper limbs and cloth body.  Straw stuffed and possibly saw dust as well.
Features:   This following listing is of an Antique Papier Mache Doll with White and Pink Gown and appropriate antique underclothing of half-slip, under-shirt (or corset cover but no corset).  Chocolate brown hair with great sculpting in locks (short curly hair-style), lower painted wood arms, lower papier-mache legs/boots, shoulders and facial features are painted.  Skin is a ivory color.   Eyes are beautiful.  She has dark blue eyes with an inner light blue ring, center black pupil with
white high-lights.  Soft peach blush, original eye-brows, upper/lower eye-lid.  Antique clothing includes a pink/white/black print dress trimmer in very delicate lace and pink ribbon (through lace on sleeves) which may be original to this young lady doll.  Appropriate under-clothing for the era and may be original to the doll - uncertain though.   Her wooden lower arms or hands may or may not be original but the upper arms connected to them is replace fabric.  The body is antique otherwise with a gauzy cotton material and quite fragile.
Size:   This doll is approximately 22 inches and 56 cm in height. I think she require a large box even seated which will be well padded, but the box will also be listed fragile.
We charge only what it costs us to safely ship your package to you and nothing more.
Age: 1840-50s approximately.
Condition:   Condition is subjective but item is used, probably displayed for a long time.  Nice painting of facial features.  Hair-lines to papier-mache and chipping to edges. Worn clothing - ribbon on sleeves are deteriorating.  Flaking and wear, hair-line and cracking - not all the way off or through (please see photographs).  Additional details are in above condition report.  I may not have caught everything so please rely on pictures as part of description.  Please see photographs and ask prior to bidding any questions you may have regarding this item.
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