Beatrice

Name: Beatrice

Made by and When: Judy Kapron, 2019

Material: Gessoed and painted cloth

Marks: Jude Kapron/2019 (on back)

Height: 19 inches

Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Natural-textured wig styled in multiple braids with pink ribbon accents/brown painted eyes/closed mouth with painted pale pink lips

Clothes: Sheer white dress with pink ribbon accents on the bodice, a white slip, white pantaloons, and pink leather child-size shoes

Other: Beatrice has sculpted facial features and ears using a papier-mâché-type process. The artist made a limited number of these dolls (less than five) using this process. All dolls were dressed differently.

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