American "Jack and Jill" from Nursery Rhyme Series by R. John Wright

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17" (43 cm.) Each is all felt, jointed head and limbs, brown painted eyes. Jack has a red tousled mohair wig, wearing a white shirt with a pie-crust collar, black breeches, terra cotta coat, orange wide-brimmed hat, orange and black striped stockings, and black lace-up shoes. Jill has a dark brown mohair chin-length wig with moss green ribbons, wearing a yellow dress with white polka-dots, black and white stockings, black lace-up shoes, carrying a wooden pail. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Nursery Rhyme Series, "Jack," No. 67/100 and "Jill" No. 67/100 (original tags). Comments: R. John Wright, 1992-93, exclusively produced for The Toy Shoppe in Richmond, VA. Value Points: includes original wrist tags on both dolls and original box, early models from American doll artist, crisp costumes with striking sun-flushed cheeks.