Name: Jasmine
Made by and When: Kingstate Corp for Strasburg Children, 2007
Material: Vinyl head, arms, legs, light brown cloth body
Marks: KINGSTATE CORP. / 12 W. 32ND ST. / NEW YORK, NY 10001 / MADE IN CHINA (on the cloth body tag)
Height:18 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Dark brown long straight wig with bangs, brown sleep eyes, closed mouth
Clothes: White cotton dress with pink floral flowers at the neckline, pink satin ribbon belt at the waist, white pantaloons, white lace thigh-high socks, white faux leather Mary Jane shoes
Other: Made as a high-end 18-inch doll, Jasmine is part of an 18-inch doll collection by Kingstate Corp and sold exclusively through Strasburg Children, a maker of heirloom-quality children’s clothing with a goal “to let little girls stay looking like little girls as long as possible in quality comfortable dresses.” Each doll had a Strasberg Children certificate of authenticity.
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