“Holly” Lulu and Sammy

Name: “Holly” Lulu and Sammy

Made by and When: Marie-Luise Schultz for the White Balloon Company, 2004

Material: (Lulu) Vinyl, paint, synthetic hair fibers; (Sammy) vinyl, cloth, paint, synthetic hair fibers

Head Marks: (Lulu) ·MLS· / © WHITE BALLOON; (Sammy) ·MLS· / WHITE BALLOON

Height: 16 and 14 inches, respectively

Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Both dolls have short curly rooted black hair. Lulu has two top pigtails accented with green ribbons. Their brown eyes are painted, and their lips are closed. Lulu and Sammy have broad noses and full lips.

Clothes: Lulu wears an olive green mock turtleneck cable knit sweater with a matching cap, white satin undergarment, denim pants with floral embroidered ribbon at the hems, white knit socks, and white sneakers with brown trim. Sammy wears a red short-sleeved knit shirt, dark red and tan shortalls, a tan bucket hat, orange socks, and faux suede tan lace-up boots.

Other: Designed by Marie-Luise Schultz for the White Balloon Company of Spain, “Holly” Lulu and Sammy are part of the Holly Doll Collection. These whimsical-faced dolls were made for children. Lulu is one of several 16-inch dolls in the Holly line.

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