#61

Cissy in Mauve Taffeta Gown from "A Child's Dream Come True" Series. 1955
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$3,600
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Hard plastic socket head,hard plastic torso with adult-lady shape and legs with jointing at hips and knees,high-heel shaped feet,vinyl arms with elbow jointing,brunette hair arranged with scalloped waves around the forehead,and then pulled into arranged curls at the crown and nape,blue/green sleep eyes. Costume: mauve taffeta sheath fitted gown with deep decolletage and widely flared skirt below her hips,trimmed with pearlized braid at the neckline and having a wide sash of aqua,gold and mauve with over-sized bow,mauve/pink taffeta and tulle petticoat,panties,stockings with one wide medallion-decorated garter,gold sling heels,pearl triple-tear drop earrings,double-band faux-diamond bracelet and solitaire ring. The costume is labeled Cissy,Madame Alexander and she has her original paper booklet and is preserved in her original box labeled Cissy 2100. Near mint condition,very beautiful complexion and perfect coiffure,crisp and fresh costume with original and unusual accessories. Alexander,1955,model 2100,the doll appeared in the prestige series "A Child's Dream Come True" described in the catalog as a very unusual gown".