please refer to the book COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS BY BLAIR & MARGARET WHITTON for a very complete listing. They discuss this series on page 121. It consists of four sets-SUNNY SUSAN, NO 41, SERENE SYBIL, NO 42, PLAYFUL POLLY, NO. 43, and FAIR FRANCES, NO. 44. The dolls and the dresses are not marked on the backs with names, descriptions or numbers but do contain the Tuck trademark and patent and printing info. The boxes are cardboard. PATENTED FEB.20 1894, RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS CO. LTD. LONDON. PARIS. NEW YORK, PUBLISHERS BY APPOINTMENT TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN
Title
purple white and gold dress with basket of cherries and hat
Number
44
Item Comment
dress is purple with a darker purple scarf around her neck, tied with the ends hanging down in front, gold accents, in her left hand she holds a bunch of cherries and in her right hand is a basket of cherries, hat is light pink on the underside, yellow on top with a large purple and yellow ribbon tied into a bow. there are two different hats one having a larger yellow top than the other-see images
