Oh! (That is what I said, out loud, when I first saw her.) I don't have a particular penchant for Grodnertal peg dolls, which originated in the 18th century in the Val Gardena--Grodnertal--region of the Alpine South Tyrol (historically part of Austria, now Italy) and proliferating in the 19th century, but I think she's marvelous (and feels very much like her own person!) Elegantly proportioned (very long of limb), even at all of 4 inches tall, and her articulated arms and legs just impossibly delicate. All original, rich patina, aging and loss to her paint, which I find very much to the good as I prefer character to purity. If ever there were a figure designed to embody the verb "perch" she's the one!
4 1/4" t x 1 1/16" w, Structurally sound and really not especially fragile, though I'd handle her with care. I'm a bit wary of trying to move her arms at her shoulders, but her elbows and her legs are fairly easily manipulated.
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