Name: Wheatsie
Made by and When: Kathy Hippensteel, ©1989
Material: Vinyl head, hands, and feet; pellet-filled brown-cloth body, arms, and legs, synthetic hair fibers, acrylic eyes
Complexion: Deep brown
Marks: (Incised in the head) ALL ORIGINAL / KATHY HIPPENSTEEL / ©1989
Height: 15 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Short black curly wig adorned with two yellow ribbons, brown inset glass-like acrylic eyes with replaced upper eyelashes, open-closed mouth with red lip color
Clothes: Yellow-and-white gingham romper with white eyelet trim and white knit booties; the curator pierced Wheatsie’s ears and added yellow stud earrings.
Other: From a numbered, limited edition and distributed by Truly Many Joys, Inc. for Kathy Hippensteel, Wheatsie was available in two complexions: medium brown and deep brown. The plush bear shown in one of the gallery images did not come with the doll.
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