pink and white gown and hat

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THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS DRESSING SERIES. ARTISTIC SERIES VI. SWEET ABIGAIL. U.S. PATENT FEBRUARY 20TH 1894.

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.


pink and white gown and hat

VI

C

pink full length gown with white decorative accents, lace at collar and cuffs, red ribbon purse held by her right hand and floral bouquet in her left hand, red shoes, jeweled necklace. costume has attached neck to fit under head. hat is grey with red and yellow trim and a single pink feather plume. titled as AFTERNOON GOWN in the British set.

Paper Doll

MARGUERITE MCDONALD

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