20" Antique "Butterfly" China Head Doll In Antique Blouse & Brushed Satin Skirt9

Description

This is a big, beautiful, in fact, the LARGEST "Butterfly" hairdo, China Head Doll we have ever seen!  She is probably a Hertwig doll and is marked with the number 7.  Her original body was a bit threadbare and leaking in some spaces, so we recovered her with some dark muslin to keep the vintage look to her.  Her coloring is very good with little or no rubs noted to her shoulder head.  The only problem area is on her left leg, where there was a continuous crack shaped like a U at the top. ( see last two pictures)  We do not know whether this crack occurred in antiquity or recently, but we stabilized the leg with some crazy glue which instantly bonded the piece that was loose and the problem area is now stable.  As it is a leg and not the face, we see this problem as nominal, especially since it has been resolved and takes nothing from the look of the doll.  She models a gorgeous antique blouse we have been looking to put on a special doll and this lady was THE ONE!! It is a pale apricote silk with a thin overlay in the same color but featuring tiny gold dots.  The blouse has been mended in two places where the fabric has shattered, but the thread match was so close, that it blends really well.  It is well hidden in the front by the wide black lace that trims the front V of the bodice and the V-shaped hemline has even longer black lace that skims over the folds over the folds of her new, hand-sewn, brushed satin skirt, that is elasticized at the waist.
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