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In the form of a stylized woman's head with narrow cylindrical neck base; painted white with an opening at the back; black hair and applied printed paper eyebrows, eyes, lips and blue ruffle-edge dress; white and leather bonnet with neck strap applied.
models (representations)
hats
appliqué (technique)
leather
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
papier mâché
Papier Mache
Leather
Unidentified Paper
Painted
Applied
MODEL, PRODUCT
Painted on the front is: ""DANJARD PARIS BREUETE"" Inscribed on a paper label on the bottom: ""Owned by/Nina F./Little""
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
15.25 x 8.5 (HxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1612
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