pink and white dress, jacket and hat
LITTLE DARLINGS SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS, DARLING MURIEL NO. 23
please refer to the book COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS BY BLAIR & MARGARET WHITTON, pg 119, this set was published in more than one version. This doll has two slots hidden in her hair to attach the tabs on the clothes through. The head is continuous with the body and does not comes separate to be pasted on. It is NOT part of the Artistic Series and is published in England. The same doll and dresses come as ARTISTIC SERIES 23 titled as DARLING GLADYS AND HER WARDROBE from the NEW SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS-her head is separate and there are no slits. on the reverse is the title of the doll followed by the Tuck trademark easel and palette PUBLISHERS BY APPOINTMENT TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD. LONDON. PARIS. NEW-YORK. PRINTED AT THE FINE ART WORKS IN BAVARIA.
pink and white dress, jacket and hat
23
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pink dress with white cape with ruffles and attached at the chest with ribbon and button fasteners, brown tan stockings and small white shoes, dress is knee length, hat is pink with white feather plumes.
DESIGNED BY MARGUERITE MCDONALD
6 x 7 1/2 in dress, 4 x 2 1/2 in. hat