Name: Marla Gibbs
Made by and When: Shindana, 1978
Material: Soft vinyl head and rigid plastic body
Marks: (Head) ©1978 / SHINDANA TOYS / HONG KONG
Height: 15-1/2 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Short black rooted hair with bangs, brown painted eyes, smiling mouth with painted teeth
Clothes: Patchwork-print shirt dress, white lace-trimmed apron, red high-heel open-toe shoes; came with an extra “super-star” dress (a full-length dress with a yellow halter bodice and gold lamé skirt)
Other: Stock number 1048, Shindana’s portrait doll of actress, Marla Gibbs in her role as Florence the maid on The Jefferson’s sit-com is featured on page 1 of the 1978 Shindana catalog. The Marla Gibbs doll is one of several late-1960s to 1970s Black celebrity portrait dolls by Shindana.
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