MISS ADA REHAN AS "MISTRESS FORD" IN "MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR"(title on reverse)

Item
4/5
Set

FAVORITE FACES NOVEL SERIES OF DRESSING DOLLS, MRS. MISS ADA REHAN, NO 1, U.S. PATENT FEBRUARY 20 TH, 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 77-78 they discuss this series which describes four English actresses and the personalities they played. MISS ADA REHAN No 1 (on box), MISS JULIA MARLOWE, MRS. LESLIE CARTER, and MISS MAUDE ADAMS.

Set Covers

Title

MISS ADA REHAN AS "MISTRESS FORD" IN "MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR"(title on reverse)

Prefix

IV

In set

A

Item Comment

fancy red gown with white lace at neck, down front and at hemline, patterned blue and gold blue bustle and overskirt, and sleeves. she has a purse hanging from the front, she has an elongated neck to slip under the attached head,

Type

Paper Doll

Size

3 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. dress, 3 x 2 in. hat