Name: Oil-Painted Cloth Friend of Hitty Dress-Me Doll
Made by and When: Sue Sizemore, 2017
Material: Oil-painted cloth
Marks: Unmarked
Height: 6 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Hand-painted hair, eyes, and mouth; eyes are black
Clothes: Painted-on white one-piece underwear, white socks, and black high-top boots
Other: Named “Mimi” by the curator, this one-of-a-kind oil-painted cloth doll has jointed arms and legs and was sold as a friend of Hitty to be dressed by the owner. The doll is now dressed in a yellow crocheted Victorian-style dress with a matching bonnet as illustrated in the last two gallery photographs.
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