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Description
18" (46 cm.) All-fabric doll with stitch-shaped face,center-seam,embroidered
eyes,pupils,lashes,brows,and lips,defined pointy chin and nose,brown fleecy hair with
characteristic widow's peak,five-piece body with jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition:
generally excellent. Marks: Polish Victim's Relief Fund (one side of medal) Health and
Happiness to You,Kind Doll Lover,Who by Taking into your heart and home one of my little
doll waifs of Poland have fed a starving mother or child in that "saddest land",Helena
Paderewski,copyright 1915 (other side of medal). Comments: Madame Helena Paderewski,wife
of the celebrated pianist,oversaw studio production of artistic cloth dolls sold to society ladies
to benefit widows and orphans of WWI; an intriguing entry about the dolls appears in The
Encyclopedia of French Dolls by Theimer. Value Points: rare doll is perfectly preserved,wears
original costume and has original silver medallion.