#23

Cissy in Ice Capades Costume with Spanish Festival Theme,Circa 1960
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20" (51 cm.) Hard plastic socket head,sleep eyes,lashes,brunette curly bangs,adult lady body. She is wearing a lavish costume of multi-colored sequins having large balloon sleeves,fitted torso suit,net stockings,colorful skates,turban headdress topped by a miniature sequin-trimmed sombrero with large feathers and trim. Excellent condition. Alexander doll,the Cissy model was commissioned by the Ice Capades and costumed in their own studios in a miniature version of one of that year's costumes in a skating performance; the dolls were used for publicity purposes,and it is likely that no more than one of each costume was made,circa 1960.