Superb 19 Antique 1850s Brown-Eyed Greiner China Lovely Period Costume & Boots

  

Offering a very fine example of a China head doll with so-called Greiner-style hair, made in Germany in the 1850's. She is perfect with no damage or repair, and retains her original, sturdy cloth body with cream kid lower arms that I believe are well-done, long-ago replacements. She measures 19 tall and has a beautiful, translucent, pink tinted head & shoulder-plate. This lady has a white center part and her dark hair displays deep, wavy comb marks and exposed ears, with wavy curls around the back of her head.

She has such an endearing expression on her face, with large brown eyes, heavy red lid line with black upper eyeliner, single stroke brows, coral blushed cheeks, and painted coral accents to her inner eye corners, nostrils, and slightly smiling, closed lips. She has two sew holes front and back of her plate and the plate still retains the sewn thread connecting her shoulder-plate to her original cloth body.

There is no leaking & her body is sturdy. Her antique costume is of the same period as the doll; a precious, hand-sewn woolen 1850's A-line style in deep burgundy or maroon, with 6 red silk buttons down the front, a red piped rounded collar, and red silk, sawtooth decorative lower hem. There is an attached lace collar. Her petticoat and pantalettes are a matched set with crocheted trim, and she wears an additional wool flannel petticoat with soft pink featherstitching at the hem. She has an antique chemise as well as striped stockings and black leather or oilcloth boots. She is just a wonderful and desirable early china with everything going for her! Her cameo necklace is included; I forgot to put it on the outside of her dress when I was taking her photos. Please consider my photos to be part of the description and if you have any questions at all, or would like additional photos, please do not hesitate to ask. I promise to pack your dolls and other fragile antiques with utmost care--exactly the way I would want someone to pack for me.

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