#57

American Cloth One-of-a-Kind Portrait Doll of Lillian Gish by Mary Green
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$550
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Description
11"(28 cm.) All-cloth doll with padded armature body,slightly-dimensional and artisically- painted facial features,blonde stitched hair with topknot,wearing original ivory silk satin gown with tulle and silk braid trim. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: made by Mary Green (cloth label) Lillian Gish in Camille 1932 (paper label). Comments: from a series of one-of-a-kind dolls of early film stars made by Mary Green for Screen World Annual,circa 1940s. Value Points: beautiful doll with fascinating history depicting the beloved early star,Lillian Gish,one-of-a-kind.