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They are made of tow (hemp) with wax heads, hands and feet. They were probably made in France, as they are labelled in French, but some of the orders represented were only active in Germany and the Netherlands.\r\n\r\nThis figure represents a Fille Dévote. The <i>fille dévote</i> was an unmarried woman who followed a religious life without taking vows or withdrawing from the world. Individual <i>fille dévotes</i> first appeared in France in the early seventeenth century, gradually forming communities devoted to nurturing work such as tending to the sick, poor, and disadvantaged, teaching, and raising small children. Although similar to the Béguines (see 1212:3-1905), <i>fille dévotes</i> are a distinct group. While this figure wears a sombre black cloth dress, its fitted bodice, narrow waist and wide hips reflect the fashionable silhouette of the eighteenth century. 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