yellow and brown gown with brown hat

Item
3/5
Set

OUR PETS DRESSING SERIES. SET 3. DOLLY DELIGHT AND HER DRESSES, US PATENT FEBRUARY 20TH, 1894.

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. 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

yellow and brown gown with brown hat

Prefix

III

In set

D

Item Comment

long yellow gown with white buttons down the side to the hemline, brown collar and sleeves and large brown bow, full length gown, dress has attached neck to fit under head. hat is brown with a single white feather plume

Type

Paper Doll

Size

5 1/4 x 8 in. dress, 3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in hat