18” Milliners Model PAPIER MACHE all-original late-1850

Dolls : Antique

 

Here is a gently loved papier-mache, with molded painted hair. She is in excellent condition and all-original. A pre-Greiner-type known as a Milliners Model with the Covered Wagon hair style, her deep shoulder plate is unmarked. Her face has a serene expression with painted dark blue eyes, a small nose and a tiny slightly smiling mouth. Lightly blushed cheeks, multi-stroke brows and super fine upper lid lines complete the young lady’s face. The head has no repainting; only some light rubs to her cheeks and tiny forehead mark. Her hair is center parted with 10 sausage curls around. The very deep shoulder plate is on a stiff Milliner-type slim leather body with carved wooden lower arms and hands with separate thumbs, left hand has some touch up, old leather patches. Lower wooden legs with flat feet have orange-painted flat shoes. This lady’s original two-piece calico dress has a long jacket over ankle-length skirt with ruffled hems on both. Cotton lace-edged drawers, plain chemise and wool petticoat finish the fine costume. She is a sweet wonderful doll. Very charming from a non smoking home.

Item ID: 196