CINDERELLA AT THE BALL (title on reverse)

Item
1/5
Set

THE FAIRY TALE SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS. ARTISTIC SERIES IX. Cinderella. U.S. PATENT FEBRUARY 20TH 1894.

Set Comment

please refer to the book COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS BY BLAIR & MARGARET WHITTON for a very complete listing. On pages 46-51 they discuss this series. consists of three sets, Artistic series no. VIII, IX, and X Published in Britain and America. The American sets are marked on the reverse U.S. PATENT FEBRUARY 20TH 1894 and the British as PATENT NO. 23003 comes in a folded white folder with a picture of Cinderella on the cover

Set Covers

Title

CINDERELLA AT THE BALL (title on reverse)

Prefix

IX

In set

A

Item Comment

full length white, green, yellow, and pink gown with green ribbon and bow at chest, she has long sleeve gloves, she wears white shoes and holds a decorative feather fan in her left hand tied with a flowing yellow ribbon, and the train of her gown with her right hand. there are three pearl necklaces at her neck. costume has attached neck to fit under head. hat is gold with round green stones and large white feather plumes. 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.

Type

Paper Doll

Size

5 x 7 3/4 in. costume, 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. hat