RIDING DRESS (title on reverse) purple gown and hat
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
RIDING DRESS (title on reverse) purple gown and hat
VI
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purple gown with thick white collar, gold necklace, three large dark purple bows across chest, white gauntlet gloves, ?holds a riding crop in left hand (missing piece), dark purple cape with yellow lining. costume has attached neck to fit under head. hat is grey with two large purple feather plumes attached by a dark purple bow.
MARGUERITE MCDONALD
5 1/2 x 8 in. costume, 4 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. hat