blue and white dress and hat
please refer to the book COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS BY BLAIR & MARGARET WHITTON for a very complete listing. On pages 41-46 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.
blue and white dress and hat
VII
C
blue dress with small white decorative accents, puffy sleeves, outer coat is attached at the waste with a white band. costume has attached neck to fit under head. hat is blue with a large white feather plume.
MARGUERITE MCDONALD
4 1/2 x 8 in. costume, 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. hat