Sunday, February 25, 2024

Tiny doll brought from France in 1980 or 1981

My Barbies are jealous of her feather boa.


Her tiny hatbox does not open.

This doll is smaller than she looks.  From the top of her hat to the hem of her skirt, it looks like she is 8 inches tall.  However, when you look under her skirt, you will see that her legs are much shorter.  From her scalp to her toes, she is actually 5 1/4 inches tall, smaller than a Dawn doll.

A friend went to France in 1980 or 1981 and brought me back this doll.  She has no name.  I don't know if there are any markings on her because her gown is sewn to her body.  She came with a little white hat box that says, "PARIS."

For such a tiny doll, it is unusual in that she has sleep eyes.  She is all hard plastic.

There's no way this doll could ever can-can!

Saturday, February 10, 2024

My Maria doll is from the 1990s

 

Maria dolls are abundant but each one is unique.
I named mine Pilar.


My sister brought me a Maria doll
from Mexico in the 1990s.