MOTHER HUBBARD (hat only)
Set
THE FAIRY TALE SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS. ARTISTIC SERIES IX. PATENT No. 23003
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, this is the British set with six costumes and hats.
Set Covers
Title
MOTHER HUBBARD (hat only)
Prefix
IX
In set
F
Item Comment
costume is missing, hat is black with a peaked top, yellow band on peak, white ruffles below rim
Type
Size
3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. hat
