Name: Jazzy
Made by and When: Gloria Y. Rone, 2023
Material: Cloth, polyester fiberfill, thread, paint, sealant, synthetic fiber hair
Marks: GYR / 2023 (on the back of the right sock); the front of the hang tag bears the doll’s name, and the back reads 20/23 (2023) / by Gloria / Young Rone
Height: 14 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black coily-textured Afro wig handmade by the artist and adorned with two tiny white ribbons on both front sides, hand-painted facial features with brown eyes and a closed mouth with light red-painted lips
Clothes: Two-piece dress of gingerbread boy and girl printed fabric with a removable skirt and pantalettes made of matching fabric; white painted-on socks and black painted-on Mary-Jane-style shoes; wears a faux pearl necklace
Other: Jazzy is a one-of-a-kind painted-cloth doll by Gloria Y. Rone of Massas Servants Collectibles. See other dolls by the artist here.
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