Daisy Kingdom Dolls

Name: Daisy Kingdom Dolls

(Daisy Baby, Pansy, Daisy Dolly, Rosie, and Dolly’s Doll is the mini.)

Made by and When: Daisy Kingdom, Inc., 1991

Material: Sturdy Vinyl

Marks: (Backs) ©1991 / DAISY KINGDOM, INC.

Heights: 3-1/2, 12, and 18 inches

Hair, Eyes, Mouths: Each doll’s hair is molded in 1930s hairstyles. The eyes are painted brown. The mouths are closed, with light or dark red lip color.

Clothes: The 12- and 18-inch dolls wear white one-piece cotton underwear, white knit socks, and white faux-leather shoes.  Rosie, the 12-inch doll on the far right in the group photos, has a molded-on white hat. The smallest doll (Dolly’s Doll) wears a white crochet dress and matching hat, painted-on white socks, and painted-on black Mary Jane shoes. In the second group photo below, the largest dolls are dressed in separately sold Daisy Kingdom clothes.

Other: Produced by Daisy Kingdom Inc. of Portland, Oregon, a company successful in the 1980s and early ’90s for its coordinating fabric, patterns, and clothing, Daisy Kingdom dolls were sold for crafters and hobbyists to dress in pre-made Daisy Kingdom clothes, or clothing made from Daisy Kingdom patterns. Many fabric stores, like Joann Fabrics, sold these dolls. Daisy Dolly, the 18-inch doll on the far right, is reminiscent of Effanbee’s Patsy.  The 12-inch doll on the far left shares the same face sculpt as Rose O’Neill’s Scootles.

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