#294

Portrait Doll of Marylin Miller, Stage and Film Star, by Lilli Baitz
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$2,400
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Description
25" (64 cm.) Art-plaster sculpted head with sculpted short blonde bobbed hair, painted facial features, blue painted eyes, closed mouth modeled slightly open with painted teeth, with pleased expression, padded armature body, posable arms, posed on original wooden stand labeled with her name and 1920. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Marylin Miller, purchased by J.H. Hoffheimer, 1937 Traphagen School (original cloth label on costume). Comments: designed by Lilli Baitz, portraying Marylin Miller, the who performed in Ziegfeld Follies and other musical shows, as well as theatre and early film Value Points: wearing fabulous silk metallic brocade evening coat with wide fur collar, silk stockings, lace patterned slippers. With original labeled leather travel case.