Jada Loves Dolls

Name: Jada Loves Dolls

Made by and When: Helen Kish, 2013, made in a limited edition of 15 dolls for the WeLoveBlackDolls group

Material: Vinyl (Jada) with jointed elbows and knees as extra points of articulation; and unjoined resin (the baby, Nile)

Marks: ©2006 Kish & Company (on head); hand signed on lower back: Jada Loves Dolls 1/15 Helen Kish; (Nile’s legs) ©2006 Kish & Company (extends from the back of the left thigh across to the back of the right thigh).

Height: 7-1/2 and 3 inches

Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black mohair wig with pink ribbon headband, hand-painted brown eyes, closed mouth; the baby Jada holds, Nile, has painted brown hair, closed eyes, a and closed mouth.

Clothes/Accessories: Jada wears a white shantung silk dress with cap sleeves and green embroidered stitching with pink flowers that extend from the sides of the bodice to the skirt of the dress, pink and green ribbons stream from the back of the empire waist; white panties, white knee-length pantaloons, white lace ankle socks, and pink faux leather Mary Jane shoes. Jada also has a photograph pendant necklace. The pendant bears a headshot image of Ruth Manning. Nile, the baby doll, is dressed in a sewn-on white felt onesie that is trimmed with peach embroidery stitches with a peach floral design on the front left. Jada’s accessories include a basket of white roses, a stem of white roses, a description card with a headshot image of Ruth Manning, and a certificate of authenticity (COA).

Other: Jada Loves Dolls was the 2013 club doll for the WeLoveBlackDolls (WLBD) Yahoo! Group, created in honor of group member, Ruth Manning, who transitioned on February 12, 2012. Helen Kish was one of Ruth’s favorite doll artists, and Helen knew her. The WLBD group commissioned Kish to create this tribute doll, which included the mini baby doll, Nile. Helen went above and beyond what was expected. She added the photograph pendant of Ruth that Jada wears and hand-signed and numbered each Jada. The included description card contains a photo of Ruth and reads:

Jada Loves Dolls
A limited edition Kish & Company doll
Made for the
We Love Black Dolls Club
In honor of our dear friend
Ruth Manning

‘Jada Loves Dolls’ has been hand painted by Helen Kish and Nile’s little suit is also made by hand and is not removable.

edition 1/15
handpainted by helen kish

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