#10

Babbie by Madame Alexander
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$525
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16". Pressed mask face with painted brown side-glancing eyes, painted lashes and brows, closed mouth, mohair brunette curly hair with bangs, stitch-jointed peach muslin body. Wearing yellow flowered cotton blouse with white organdy ruffled collar, red cotton skirt, petticoat, pantalets, black laced weskit. Tag on dress "Babbie, adapted from Little Minister, Madame Alexander New York". The doll was inspired by the role of Babbie, played by Katherine Hepburn in the 1934 RKO film "The Little Minister". Circa 1935.