- RARE --1930s Effanbee EARLY SUGAR BABY 18" Composition Doll
This is a wonderful 18" -- one of the LARGER SIZES made -- Effanbee SUGAR Baby composition and cloth doll from the 1930's.
She comes dressed in her ORIGINAL classic pink "3-button flounce collar' dress, matching bonnet and original slip; replaced booties. Her dress is not the bright crisp pink it once must have been, but overall nice for display; I have replaced the elastic in the sleeves and the edging of the back of one sleeve I have mended. This dress set is very similar to the same one Dy-Dee collectors love.
SUGAR BABY is in played with but excellent condition... Her composition is smooth with no crazing and retains a healthy pink glow. Her soft cloth body has a fair bit of light age spotting/patina to it, but firm and all limbs move as they should. All facial features are clearly defined with beautiful nice coloring. Her only restoration is a set of replaced irises; her lashes are about 80% retained and not particularly noticeable nor distracting.
Appropriately marked on the nape of her neck: Effanbee / Sugar Baby
You can read more about Sugar Baby in Ursala Mertz' book, "Collector's Encyclopedia of Composition Dolls, Vol II" on page 79.
She poses and drapes nicely with LOTS OF PERSONALITY.
A very desirable baby and highly sought after -- with the Easter holidy ahead of us, this is a great time to celebrate and add baby to your nursery.... Birthday? Mother's Day??? All of the above???
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