#30

'Doctor Dafoe' for Dionne Quintuplets
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Description
14" (35 cm). Composition socket-head with painted facial features, pale blue eyes, closed mouth with wide smile, deep cheek dimples, grey mohair wig, five-piece composition body. Excellent condition, missing spectacles. Marks: Madame Alexander New York (costume). The doll, portraying Doctor Dafoe of Dionne Quintuplets fame, wears his original cotton doctor’s uniform with tunic, shoes, socks. The face was uniquely modeled for this doll. Circa 1936.