blue and white shirt and hat, blue tight pants

Item
1/5
Set

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS DRESSING SERIES. ARTISTIC SERIES V. LORDLY LIONEL. U.S. 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 pages 41-45 they discuss this series. consists of four different sets, Artistic Series no. IV, V, VI and VII. Published in Britain and America. The American sets have four dresses and four hats each while the British ones have six dresses and six hats. The names of the sets are also different but the images and costumes are the same. The English sets have the names of the dolls/costumes on the backs.

Set Covers

Title

blue and white shirt and hat, blue tight pants

Prefix

V

In set

A

Item Comment

blue and white shirt with fancy collar, solid blue sleeves and tight pants, blue shoes, bouquet of flowers in his right hand, costume has attached neck to fit under head. hat is a small blue cap with a white rim and central buckle, two small feathers. comes with advert on reverse EAT QUAKER BREAD! MADE FROM PURE LIQUID MALT. IS KNOW AND RECOGNIZED AS THE FINES FLAVORED, MOST DELICIOUS AND PALATABLE HOME-MADE BREAD IN THE WORLD. RETURN 30 ART COUPONS TO YOUR DEALER AND RECEIVE ONE OF RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS' IMPORTED LARGE PAPER DOLLS, WITH FOUR BEAUTIFUL DRESSES. THE HEISSLER & JUNGLE CO., SOLE MANUFACTURERS. comes with advert for MALTO-PEPTIN BREAD. THE GREATEST HOME-MADE BREAD IN THE WORLD. MADE ONLY BY SMITH, COLLINS 7 CO. SAVE 20 BREAD COUPONS AND GET A BOX OF THESE DOLLS. RETURN COUPONS TO YOUR GROCER.

Type

Paper Doll

Artist

MARGUERITE MCDONALD

Size

4 1/4 x 8 in. costume, 2 x 2 3/4 in. hat