Angelica by Philip Heath

Name: Angelica “The Ultimate Collection”

Made by and When: Philip Heath/Gotz, 1999

Material: Vinyl head, torso, lower arms, and lower legs to feet; upper arms and lower legs are pellet stuffed; bottom or derriere is shaped, stuffed cloth.

Marks: (Incised in the head) PSH / 444-24; (on the front of the cloth pelvis) #375/750 / 1999 / (signature of) Philip Heath

Height: 38 inches

Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Dark brown wavy-textured wig with ribbon headband adorned with white flowers, brown stationary glass eyes with upper and lower bristle eyelashes, closed mouth

Clothes: Off-white satin sundress underneath a voile duster that has an embroidered floral design throughout with circular reflective accents centering the flowers, off-white pantalettes; bare feet

Other: This doll is #375 of 750, has very lifelike detailed hands and feet, armature in arms and legs allows the doll to sit or stand.

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Published by DeeBeeGee

Doll collector, historian, co-founder of the first e-zine devoted to collecting black dolls; author of black-doll reference books, doll blogs, and doll magazine articles.

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