American Artist Portrait Dolls of King Henry VIII and His Six Wives

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10" (25 cm.) -11". Each has silk crepe face stretched over formed wood putty head, painted facial features, cloth body, wood putty arms and legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: (two of the dolls have original labels of Ada Bridgman Odenrider). Comments: American Artist, Ada Bridgman Odenrider, 1943, NIADA artist, her portrayal of King Henry VIII and his wives. Value Points: each of the dolls is laboriously costumed in an authentic manner for its particular person based upon paintings and descriptions of each from their time.