Photogenic and Gorgeous... 16" Baby Princess Beatrix baby doll ~ Restored Beauty in Original factory layette clothing
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Includes a rare blue mohair sweater and bonnet set~
A HIGH COLOR exceptional Ideal composition and cloth doll from the 1930's with factory original dress set-- stunning doll to stand out in any collection. Add to your Ideal doll or composition collection with this highly desirable baby.
Mint fully restored composition head , arms and legs with no crazing or wear.
Presenting PRINCESS BEATRIX of the NETHERLANDS
Some dolls are just naturally photogenic like some people. This little Princess Beatrix steals my heart with her fetching poses. Made by Ideal in 1938 to commemorate the birth of the Netherland's own Princess Beatrix -- she is named for the daughter of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. Baby is marked Ideal / Made in U.S.A. on the nape of her neck. Molded dark brown hair; non-working crier; composition head, arms and legs. Factory sized at 16" she is one of a group of sizes ranging from 14"-26" produced at that time. All but the smallest have the flirty eyes like this one.
'Her sweetness lies in her Magic Eyes' -- to quote an advertisement for her. This was an exclusive Ideal feature -- Magic Eyes look left, look right -- and sleep, of course! Her beautiful clear original Chocolate Brown eyes are UNCRAZED. The eye mechanism functions smoothly. Real human hair lashes are all present.
Princess Beatrix is 16" and has creamy alabaster skin tone with a rosebud mouth and beautifully blushed cheeks; gorgeous dark molded curly hair. Her composition is fabulous and her facial expressions are stunning -- your eyes are drawn to hers and then she mesmerizes you with her artful poses. Composition is all smooth and with a satiny quality. Beatrix's cloth body has had wear and darkening to the fabric, but it is sturdy and fine. No worries to pose and she can be easily dressed without concern; she has no odor... remember this sweet little baby is over 79 years old!! She has lovely sculpting of her arms and legs -- chubby legs and smooth composition lend itself to endearing baby features. -- she has been very well cared for all these years gone by! She has a non-working crier in her tummy.
Ideal advertised this doll as "A popular new baby princess in doll form! Here is a doll that is truly a baby doll. It has the softest and cuddliest body that Ideal has ever produced -- Beatrix's arms and legs are so jointed that they will fall backward or forward just like those of a real baby -- her tiny fists are clenched like the fists of a newborn baby. Princess Beatrix can sit up or lie down, just as a real baby would in any pose, with one foot in her mouth or with her hands beneath her head -- or almost any other position a baby can take."
Princess Beatrix wears her original white cotton organdy dress with matching baby-style bonnet; original full slip underneath; pantaloons; and vintage white mohair knit booties. Dress set is in played with condition with one small hole in the back of the bonnet.
I have had a range of sizes in the Princess Beatrix doll, but this little beauty is a lovely size for your collection, and ready to be displayed perhaps sitting in her own little chair, or draped softly against an elegant pillow on your bed... just waiting to be picked up and hugged.
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