Name: Rachel Williams American Diary Collection
Made by and When: Linda Mason for Georgetown Collection, Inc., 1992
Material: Porcelain head, lower arms/hands, and lower legs/feet; cloth body, upper arms, and upper legs; black synthetic wig, acrylic eyes, paint
Marks: (Head) Linda Mason / ©1992
Height: 15 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black curly synthetic wig, brown inset acrylic eyes, a closed mouth with burgundy lip color
Clothes: Wears a peach voile dress with a matching hat with floral accents, a white slip, white pantalettes, white knit thigh-high stockings, and black faux-leather pointed-toe shoes with black ribbon accents at the toe; holds a white-lace-trimmed peach parasol. Includes a paper photograph of the doll and her storybook, Rachel Williams Her Own Story Chicago 1983.
Other: Georgetown Collection, Inc. (Jeff McKinnon former founder/owner, and Gretchen Springer former vice-president of marketing) was a Maine-based company specializing in affordable porcelain dolls by several doll artists with Linda Mason being one such artist. Rachel Williams is part of Linda Mason’s American Diary Collection for Georgetown. This doll represents a young girl from Chicago in 1893. A storybook about an episode in the doll’s life is included. The original owner of this Rachel Williams doll was the late Hazel L. King, an avid doll collector.
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References:
Collins, Glenn. “A Model Case of Risks and Rewards in Small Business.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 17 Sept. 1996, www.nytimes.com/1996/09/17/business/a-model-case-of-risks-and-rewards-in-small-business.html.
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