CONTA & BOEHME GERMAN PARIAN/CHINA-HEAD FASHION LADY DOLL WITH STEAMER TRUNK, shoulder head with painted facial features, molded wavy hair with blue and gilded headband and reverse with horizontal roll of hair, pierced ears with earrings, cloth body with bisque arms and legs, painted black boots. Vintage attire including a skirt with lace trim and undergarments. Black painted wood steamer trunk fitted with doll clothing and a German porcelain chamber pot stamped "Nothing to good for me". Circa 1870. 10 3/4" HOA.
Literature: Mary Gorham Krombholz - 500 Years of German Doll Making - p. 314, top left.
Provenance: The Eleanor V. Lakin Collection, Boonsboro, MD.

Very good condition, expected wear, body loose from shoulder plate. Clothing with expected wear, some staining and deterioration. Trunk with scattered imperfections and some minor hardware losses.