#303

Pair, "American Children" Dolls Designed by Dewees Cochran for Effanbee
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$5,250
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Each has composition socket head with distinctive facial modeling, painted features, brown eyes with all-around painted lashes, fringed brows, closed mouth with wide center line between the lips, blonde or brunette human hair, jointing at shoulders and hips. Marked "Effanbee American Children Anne Shirley" on dolls, and costumes also tagged Effanbee. Effanbee, circa 1938. The dolls are wearing their original cotton school dresses with matching undergarments, navy blue serge coat, pressed felt hat, socks and (worn) leather shoes.