I inherited this beauty that has no maker mark that I can find. Does anybody have an idea where she comes from?
Kind regards.
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She is probably a doll that came from a kit, and has no monetary value. Enjoy her as a memory of your loved one.
There may be a maker mark under the wig (if you could lift it without damaging it). What you may see inside the head is a mold number and maybe a year.
I am not an expert, but have been studying dolls for a number of years now. To me she looks like a kit doll. I say this for the following reasons:
1. The mouth is not painted accurately (part of the lip outline looks incomplete)--which is usually a sign someone made her in a class or at home (from a kit that was sold in the 1980s or 1990s)
2. The clothing looks to be hand or home made. Uneven seems, trims that are affixed without precision, and gathering around the bottom that is puckered and unevenly spaced.
3. The shoes also look like they vinyl and have puckers in the seams.
Kit dolls were very popular and at one point they were on every little girl's wish list for the holidays. Mom, an aunt, granny or family friend with some talent, would either attend the class and make the gal there or would purchase the kit at a craft store and put her all together. There was so much love poured into these!!
She is very sweet. Kit dolls have very little value in resale. Sadly most sell for under $10. You may get $10 just for the clothes and shoes as sometimes people want those pieces more than the dolls themselves.
Thanks for sharing!
I really believe this is a doll kit that a person purchased years ago to make the doll. It has been around 15 years since I have seen a lot of doll kits in stores to buy. Your doll was made with love by a person who gave it to their daughter or even granddaughter. Today the doll does not have value if sold. The real value for this type of doll is in the heart of the person who loves the dolls and keeps the doll.
OP here. Thank you all for your consistent and kind answers. We'll enjoy the doll as is. Esthetic & emotional value is equally real as monetary value :-)
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