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
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blue and white dress with large puffy sleeves, gold broach at neck attached to two jeweled gold chains, costume has attached neck to fit under head. hat is blue with a large white feather plume, 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 & JUNGE CO., SOLE MANUFACTURERS.
MARGUERITE MCDONALD
4 1/2 x 8 in. costume, 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. hat