Description: This listing is for a vintage Ruth Gibb's Godey's Little Lady doll. The doll stands about 7" to 7 1/2" tall and has a china head, hands, and feet. She has a cloth torso, cloth upper arms and cloth upper legs which are stuffed with either cotton or wool batting. This Little Lady doll has blonde hair, blue eyes, a white complexion and white cloth body. On her feet she wears gold painted slippers. She was hand painted and is absolutely exquisite with delicate features. She is in wonderful condition for her age. The china is in excellent condition with no scratches to the paint, no cracks, no chips, and no crazing. Her white cloth body is clean and bright white. The outfit she is currently wearing is OOAK and comprised of three removable pieces:a pastel blue and white micro floral print dress with lace and ribbon trim which has a tiered skirt and a bodice that buttons at the back with 3 tiny buttons and blanket stitched button loopsa white half slip/petticoat which has a full gathered skirt, a waistband that buttons at the back, and 3 tiers of lace trim, a pair of white pantalettes with a waistband that buttons at the back and 3 tiers of lace at the bottom of the legs. The clothes are all handmade and OOAK. This doll is in excellent condition. Her clothes were custom made by an adult collector who has owned and treasured her for many years and is sad to let her go. Ruth Gibbs began creating dolls in the early 1940s and obtained a patent for her her "Godey's Lady Book Dolls" in 1948. These dolls were produced in a factory in Flemington, NJ where Ruth's husband, Herbert Johnson, was the manager. The dolls came in three sizes: a 12", a 10", and a 7" doll, with the 7" dolls (like this one) being the most popular. The dolls' faces were all hand painted by different artists, so they vary slightly from one doll to the next. The earliest dolls had porcelain white complexions and looked more like antique china dolls. Later dolls had pale pink complexions or sometimes even brown complexions (rarer). The later dolls had more modern pageboy hairstyles. Hair colors were black, brown, blonde, and red. Their tiny shoes were mostly painted gold but there were other colors, too. PLEASE NOTE: I have suggested this doll as a possible friend for Hitty because my earliest Hitty doll was actually a Ruth Gibbs Godey's Little Lady Doll. I just didn't know it at the time (1952). I didn't know there was a whole world of actual hand carved wooden Hittys and Hitty carvers out there just waiting for me to discover. That finally happened with the arrival of my granddaughter in 2006. But, I still treasure my original Ruth Gibbs Hitty and the wardrobe of Hitty's clothes (copied from the illustrations in the book) that my mother made for her. My Ruth Gibbs "Hitty" and all the Ruth Gibbs dolls will always hold a special place in my heart. I hope this beautiful little doll will find a special place in a new someone's heart and that she will be cuddled and played with for many years to come. I have done my best to describe this item but photographs will always tell you so much more. The photographs are an integral part of the listing description. Please review all of our high resolution photographs carefully and use them to help you make your own determination as to the item's condition, If you have any questions, please ask them before offering to purchase this item. All items are from a smoke-free home. We are happy to combine shipping on orders placed on the same day and pass the savings on to you. Please place all desired items into your cart and request an invoice or total; then leave the items unpaid until invoiced so that we can calculate and invoice the combined postage accurately. Thank you for looking. Please take a moment to look at some of our other listings. Most are for dolls, doll clothing, doll accessories, doll furniture and doll related items but there are sometimes a few miscellaneous items thrown into the mix as we continue to downsize. Please check back again later to see our current listings. We will keep adding them as time allows.
Price: 125 USD
Location: Danbury, Connecticut
End Time: 2024-11-04T21:18:23.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Doll Hair Color: Blonde
Character: Godey's Little Lady doll
Doll Hair Type: Painted
Set Includes: Doll, Dress, Petticoat, and Pantalettes
Material: China head, hands, feet w Cloth body
Vintage: Yes
Doll Size: 7 in
Brand: Ruth Gibbs
Doll Gender: Girl Doll
Type: Porcelain Doll
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Doll Age Group: 8 yrs to adult
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Doll Eye Color: Blue
Packaging: Without Packaging
Features: Collector Toy, Removable Clothes, Soft Body, OOAK Hand Made Clothing, Hand painted china face
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Doll Complexion: Light
Handmade: Yes
