Tete Jumeau 14.5" Antique Bisque Doll

She has a blond Meyerlon hair like wig with bangs and shoulder length ringlets over a cork pate. The pierced ears are flat and are applied and are decorated with pearl earrings. Her eyebrows are long and feathered . She has beautiful blue paper weight stationary eyes with black painted lashes. She has four upper teeth and red nostrils.

She is wearing black patent type slippers with tiny black bows, white rayon socks with a pink stripe. Her underclothes are made of fine white lawn and edged with narrow antique val lace and consists of a panty waist, pants a a full length petticoat. The one piece dress is made of old materials and has a pale pink pleated skirt of wide satin ribbon with a full length front panel covered with cream colored silk lace which is edged with pink rose bud braid. The bolero type bodice is of heavy corded white silk with large lavender flowers and pale green leaves and edged in inch wide handmade lace. It has a high neck and long sleeves (there is a small tear in the back and jacket is starting to melt). She is wearing a pearl choker and fancy poke bonnet type leghorn hat which is elaborately trimmed with a tan pompom type feather, horse hair braid and pink rose buds and rose braid.

This doll was part of the recently closed Dolly Ware's Doll Museum in Florence, Oregon.

She is a lovely doll, with large bright eyes, beautiful complexion and will be a fine addition to anyone's collection!

Please ask for more pictures and details prior to bidding as no return can be accepted for this doll. She is over 200 years old, very fragile and irreplaceable if broken in shipping. I will fully insure her, package her properly to ensure she arrives safely. If damaged in shipping claims can be made through UPS.