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Composition doll, papier mache with a wax coating (almost all lost). Brown glass eyes, blonde hair tide back.there is a split in the centre back of the head into which the hair is pushed and possibly adhered. The body is possibly stuffed with sawdust and covered in painted linen. The hands are covered in a papery substance similar to book binding paper, coloured bright purple and glazed The skirt is supported with a chicken wire cage which may have also been used to stand the doll upright.The baby is made from porcelain.; no mark