Object Description
The early twentieth century period dummy having unusual and very distinctive features, by an unknown maker, possibly that of Herbert Brighton, the figure with three mechanisms, flying hairpiece, eyes and mouth, presented in his original cream and gold suit with gold buttons; the male vent figure’s head having a removable rear head cap to reveal the mechanisms and with applied shocking ruby red curly hair, the body constructed of a combination of paper maché, and plaster composition parts with lower limbs with fabric attachments with the wooden hands painted in a light skin colour, the legs having black painted wooden shoes. The face also painted in a light skin color with very well accentuated rose tinted cheeks; the thick set lips are painted red, the eyebrows and eyelashes black, each with black stylised highlight accents to the forehead, jowl and eyes, the glass eyes being brown and the figure presented in his original brown leather suitcase.