LADY BETTY NO 2 OF OUR PETS SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS (labelled as Betty but the doll is identical to Winsome Winnie except this doll has slots and an attached head)

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OUR PETS DRESSING SERIES. LADY BETTY NO 2 OF OUR PETS SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS (labelled as Betty but the doll is identical to Winsome Winnie except this doll has slots and an attached head)

Set Comment

please refer to the book COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS BY BLAIR & MARGARET WHITTON for a very complete listing. On page 41 they discuss this series. Three sets of dolls and each set was published during Queen Victoria's reign and at three different times and with three different sets of trademarks. Each set was packaged in a box with her name and an image of the doll in one of her costumes on the top cover. basic set is pictures on page 58. THERE SEEMS TO BE FOUR SETS but Whitton only identifies three.-much more info needed. They were also produced in a smaller sized version with the dolls 5 1/2 in. tall and with envelopes instead of boxes. Each of these dolls have three dresses and three hats.

Set Covers

Title

LADY BETTY NO 2 OF OUR PETS SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS (labelled as Betty but the doll is identical to Winsome Winnie except this doll has slots and an attached head)

Item Comment

doll head attached (no neck added to the dresses) and has slots to place tabs through to apply the costumes. brown hair with curls and a ribbon and bow, wearing blue and white undercoat with a white band at the waist and fancy trim at the hemline, puffy white sleeves, arms outstretched, pearl necklace, brown shoes with white flowers, blue short socks. on reverse LADY BETTY NO. 2 OF OUR PETS SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS. Tuck artistic series easel and palette trademark with BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT PUBLISHERS TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. attached stand, followed by the Tuck publishing info RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS, LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK. DESIGNED AT THE STUDIOS IN ENGLAND AND PRINTED AT THE FINE ART WORKS ON BAVARIA.

Type

Paper Doll

Size

9 x 4 1/2 in. doll