Name: Pearl
Made by and When: Peabody Collectible Dolls, 2007
Material: Paper-mache head, lower arms, hands; sawdust-filled, tea-stained white-cloth body
Marks: The back is hand-signed and dated by the artist, Sandra / Douglas / 10.14.07.
Height: 18 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Brown wool hair with multiple cloth ribbon ties, brown painted eyes, painted red lips on a closed mouth
Clothes: Blue paisley-print cotton dress, tea-stained white pantalettes, black knit sewn-on stockings, handmade leather Mary-Jane-style shoes with wooden soles
Other: Attached to the dress is a 7-inch rag doll that “Pearl” made as a companion. The ragdoll has two red yarn pigtails, mismatched button eyes, a red cloth stitched-on triangular nose, and a horizontal red cloth stitched-on mouth. The mini doll wears an off-white and royal blue floral-print dress. Made by Sandra Douglas in 2007, other Pearl dolls exist, but each doll is a hand-made one-of-a-kind and differently dressed.
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