light burgundy coat and top,
NEW SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS, DARLING HILDA, ARTISTIC SERIES 21, U.S. PATENT FEBRUARY 20 TH, 1894
please refer to the book COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS BY BLAIR & MARGARET WHITTON for a very complete listing. On page 80 they discuss this series but do not have DARLING MARGERY-ARTISTIC SERIES 20 or DARLING GLADYS (same doll and outfits as MURIEL but the boxes are marked as GLADYS). It consists of four different sets, DARLING MARGERY-ARTISTIC SERIES 20 (dresses are full length). DARLING HILDA-ARTISTIC SERIES 21 (dresses are ankle length), DARLING EDITH-ARTISTIC SERIES 22 (dresses are ankle length), and DARLING MURIEL-ARTISTIC SERIES 23 (dresses are knee length), . each set comes in a white folder with her name and an image of the doll in one of her costumes on the top cover., DESIGNED BY MARGUERITE MCDONALD Published in Britain with the PATENT NO. 23003, and in America with the U.S. PATENT FEBRUARY 20 TH, 1894 but Whitton only identifies the American ones.
light burgundy coat and top,
21
C
light burgundy top with a lacy look underneath a large overcoat with white buttons, she wears brown gloves, (dresses are ankle length), hat is light burgundy and has two large white feather plumes, the same design comes as a different colour and numbered 21 B in the English published set
DESIGNED BY MARGUERITE MCDONALD
4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. dress,