Barvarian doll
Description
Porcelain doll, dressed in Bavarian costume. Possibly the doll is composite. The head (porcelain) is different to the rest of the body which is made of wood coated in a matt finish cream colour' bisque' material.
"A bisque doll or porcelain doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of bisque or biscuit porcelain. Bisque dolls are characterized by their realistic, skin-like matte finish. They had their peak of popularity between 1860 and 1900 with French and German dolls."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisque_doll#Bisque_dolls
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Object detail
330mm width (arms extended)
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