GARDEN PARTY DRESS (title on reverse) blue and white dress and hat (hat is missing)
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS DRESSING SERIES. ARTISTIC SERIES VI. PRINCESS ROSEBUD. PATENT NO. 23003.
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. PRINCESS ROSEBUD is the rare English version of SWEET ABIGAIL-see pg 45
GARDEN PARTY DRESS (title on reverse) blue and white dress and hat (hat is missing)
VI
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blue full length dress with a small white decorative pattern, lace at neckline, and sleeves. white ribbon and bow at waist, white fan in er right hand, blue necklace, blue shoes, costume has attached neck to fit under head. hat is white with a large blue feather plume. (hat is missing)
MARGUERITE MCDONALD
4 1/2 x 8 in. costume, 4 x 2 1/2 in. hat